Levante

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  Key player out · Atletico Madrid

  Captain Koke will miss the game with his thigh muscle injury and has not rejoined group training. The injury was first reported on 16 October, so it counts at half weight (house rule 1).

  ATM
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  Starter out · Atletico Madrid

  Midfielder Johnny Cardoso will miss the game with the low-grade muscle problem he picked up in Stuttgart, and he has not rejoined group training.

  ATM
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  Manu Sánchez out

  Left-back Manu Sánchez has a mild hamstring injury and looks short for Celta; he is likely to use the break to recover, with Nacho Pérez covering last time out.

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  Cuti Romero out

  Centre-back Cuti Romero's muscle problem rules him out against Barcelona after he also missed Levante and Bayern; he drops out of Argentina's squad and should be back after the break.

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  Cardoso out

  Cardoso picked up an injury in the Champions League game against Stuttgart and was unavailable for the Deportivo match.

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  With Koke and Johnny Cardoso out, Marcos Llorente is expected to move into central midfield against Levante.

  With Koke and Johnny Cardoso out, Marcos Llorente is expected to move into central midfield against Levante.

  ATM
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  Cuti Romero has recovered from his muscle strain after missing two games and is expected to go straight back into the XI at Levante.

  Cuti Romero has recovered from his muscle strain after missing two games and is expected to go straight back into the XI at Levante.

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  Enzo Bardeli out

  Midfielder Bardeli is still out with a left-leg muscle injury and missed the Copa tie at Tarancón along with Dela; Castro rested Ryan, Mandi, Manu Sánchez, Olasa and Iván Romero.

  LEV

Preview

Atletico Madrid are second on 25 points, with eight wins from ten and five league wins in a row. Away from home they score 1.8 goals a game and concede 1.0. Levante are 14th on 10 points after a 2-1 defeat at Real Sociedad. Their home games have been the wildest in their schedule: they score 3.25 and concede 2.5 per game at the Ciutat de Valencia. Levante also had a free midweek, because their Copa del Rey tie at Tarancon was postponed. Atletico travel short in midfield. Captain Koke and Johnny Cardoso are both out and have not rejoined group training. Marcos Llorente is expected to move into midfield, and Cristian Romero is expected to return to the back line. Levante were again without Enzo Bardeli and Dela in their latest squad. The last five meetings went two wins to Atletico, one to Levante and two draws, with 11 goals in total. The market makes Atletico clear favourites, and we trim that to 57% for the missing midfielders. Goals are the stronger angle: we rate over 2.5 goals at 62%.

Head to head

• 2026-01-31Levante 0–0 Atletico MadridLa Liga
• 2025-11-08Atletico Madrid 3–1 LevanteLa Liga
• 2023-01-18Levante 0–2 Atletico MadridCopa del Rey
• 2022-02-16Atletico Madrid 0–1 LevanteLa Liga
• 2021-10-28Levante 2–2 Atletico MadridLa Liga