Blow for Atlético Madrid: their star substitute, out against Barça

Matchday 27 of LaLiga was a dark day for the Atlético de Madrid. The colchonero team visited the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez to face Getafe and, until the 88th minute of the match, they seemed to have everything under control. The rojiblancos had a 0-1 lead and everything pointed to them taking the three points, but Ángel Correa would unleash catastrophe for 'Cholo' Simeone's side, who saw how the locals took the victory 2-1 after the expulsion of the Rosario player.

The Argentine came onto the field to share the load ahead of the derby on Wednesday for the Champions League and, as usual, to revolutionize the attack of the Madrid team. However, far from being a solution for his team, the '10' became the face of defeat. The player committed a harsh 'tackle' on Djené in midfield, and after the VAR intervention, referee Cuadra Fernández decided to show him the red card.

To make matters worse, the referee's report explains that the player insulted him with the following words: "Son of a thousand bitches, the cunt of your mother". In this way, the forward is exposed to a serious sanction that could range between 4 and 12 matches.

Correa will not be present against Barça

A complicated news for Simeone, who will lose his preferred substitute for the match against FC Barcelona next Sunday for matchday 28 of the league championship. Although he has only scored three goals and provided one assist in the 636 minutes he has played in the tournament, the Rosario player is the main weapon of the Argentine coach to shake up matches in the second halves with his speed and sharpness.

Against the azulgranas, specifically, Correa usually shines, being the ideal plan B for his coach to attack the back of the culé defense. In fact, in the last encounter between the two in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals, the South American assisted Marcos Llorente in the goal that initiated the comeback of the colchoneros, so his absence will be a significant loss for the rojiblancos in the Catalans' visit to the Riyadh Metropolitano on March 16.