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Atletico Madrid hold final practice ahead of Villarreal clash

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IANS Madrid

Atletico Madrid on Friday held their final training session ahead of their away La Liga match against Villarreal.

French forward Antoine Griezmann and French midfielder Thomas Lemar took part in the session led by Argentine head coach Diego Simeone, as documented by an epa-efe journalist.

Atletico's medical team cleared Uruguayan centre back Jose Maria Gimenez for Saturday's game. Gimenez was recovering from a hamstring injury sustained during the 3-1 Champions League win over Brugge, reports Efe news agency.

Saturday's game will take place at Estadio de la Ceramica in Villarreal, Spain.

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First Published: Oct 19 2018 | 8:00 PM IST

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