Atlético Madrid will play their penultimate friendly preparatory match against Marseille this evening in preparation for the new season competitions.
Atlético Madrid is scheduled to play another match against Malaga next Wednesday, before starting their Spanish League campaign with a match against Villarreal at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium on Sunday, August 23.
Diego Simeone, coach of Atlético Madrid, announced his summoned squad that includes 25 players for the match against Marseille, and it did not include the Argentine striker Julian Alvarez.
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Despite Julian Alvarez's return to Atlético Madrid's training after his contribution to qualifying Argentina for the 2026 World Cup final, his position regarding his future has not been decided yet.
Julian Alvarez wants to join Barcelona's ranks, and is the main priority for the Blaugrana and their coach Hans Flick who wants to compensate for his former veteran scorer Robert Lewandowski with the Argentine striker.
The newspaper "Sport" had reported that Barcelona does not plan to activate an alternative plan after reports spread about the team's interest in signing Lautaro Martinez, Inter Milan's striker, but there was no contact with the Italian club.
