ATLETICO CAN SURVIVE INJURY CRISIS: SIMEONE

MADRID: Atletico Madrid are equipped to compete in La Liga and the Europa League despite their mounting injury list, according to head coach Diego Simeone. A hamstring injury to Juanfran and the broken leg Filipe Luis suffered on Thursday are the latest misfortunes to befall the team. “There’s no way of knowing that in a squad of 25, six could be injured, nothing is guaranteed in life,” he told a news conference. “Obviously you are always prepared to solve situations that you may encounter. “I’m not worried, I have a small but important squad. We will compete with the guys that are available.”