Atletico Madrid confirms injury blow for Gimenez
Atletico Madrid has confirmed Jose Gimenez picked up a thigh problem in the LaLiga clash with Villarreal on Sunday (AEDT).
The defender was hurt during the 1-1 draw but played the full 90 minutes as Mario Gaspar's 65th-minute strike cancelled out Filipe Luis' opener for Atletico.
Gimenez was unable to train with the rest of his team-mates on Tuesday (AEDT) due to what his club described as "sciatic nerve elongation" in his thigh.
Atletico - which travels to Borussia Dortmund in UEFA Champions League action on Thursday (AEDT) - are awaiting further medical assessment on the injury and did not offer a timeframe for the centre-back's absence.
The Uruguay international only returned from a hamstring injury at the weekend after sitting out the league fixture against Real Betis on 8 October.
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