Simeone relieved to have Koke back after injury

Atletico Spanish capital warm up for Wednesday's Champions League match reception to capital with a convincing 2-0 La Liga success at Real Sociedad on Sunday and coach Diego Simeone was particularly mitigated to own Koke back within the facet.

The influential  European country midfielder had not contend since damaging a hamstring against Eibar last month and Atletico suffered while not him, losing to Villarreal in La Liga and Benfica in Europe's elite club competition.

The 23-year-old has been a key a part of Atletico's success in recent seasons and Simeone particularly values him for the method he will flip a game with a flash of inspiration.

After he nearly scored himself with a header, Koke sent a first-time pass into the trail of Antoine Griezmann within the ninth minute at Sociedad's Anoeta construction in metropolis.

The France forward did the remainder, billowy between the centre backs and grading past home goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli with a pleasant chip.

Midfielder Yannick Carrasco scored in supplemental time to create it 2-0 and Atletico stayed involved with joint leaders Real Spanish capital, Celta Vigo and champions urban center on sixteen points from eight matches, 2 behind the highest 3.

"Koke is extremely necessary for US as a result of he will throw the opposition off balance in any scenario within the centre of the sector," Simeone told a group discussion.

The former Argentina captain was additionally delighted with the in-form Griezmann, United Nations agency has hit four goals in La Liga this term yet as a double at Galatasaray within the Champions League.

Griezmann failed to celebrate his goal against Sociedad, the club he joined as a youngster before moving to Atletico in 2014.

"I can ne'er celebrate a goal against the club that gave American state everything," Griezmann told Spanish tv.

"We knew it absolutely was reaching to be a tricky game," supplemental the 24-year-old. "They area unit robust here at Anoeta we tend to|and that we} had to create the foremost of the few grading probabilities we had."

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