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This Monday the Atlético de Madrid confirmed two new positives inside the club and they are the Mexican Héctor Herrera and French Thomas Lemar , who are low at the last minute for the match that the Colchoneros will play against this Monday on Celta at the Wanda Metropolitano .
Through a press release, the club made official what had been handled as a rumor in the local media for hours before.
“Our players Héctor Herrera and Thomas Lemar underwent antigen tests this morning prior to the match against Celta de Vigo according to La Liga protocol giving a positive result for COVID – 19 , which was subsequently confirmed with the pertinent PCR tests ”, announced the rojiblanco team.
“ Both players remain isolated in their respective addresses strictly complying with the recommendations of the health authorities and the La Liga protocol “, it is added in the statement.
Our players @HHerreramex and Thomas Lemar have tested positive for COVID – 19; They are isolated in their respective homes, complying with the recommendations of the health authorities and the @LaLiga protocol.
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– Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 8, 2021
In this way, the midfielders are added to the list of infected players in the squad: Mario Hermoso , Moussa Dembélé and Joao Félix, who are also casualties for the game against Celta.
On the other hand, Yannick Carrasco, who has already recovered after contracting the disease, will be available, but is not available 100% and has not trained with his teammates in 10 days.
