Atletico Madrid suffers a painful blow during the match against Espanyol.

Atletico Madrid suffered a heavy blow before facing Barcelona in the second leg of the Spanish King's Cup semi-final, with one of their players getting injured in the match against Espanyol, which ended in a 1-1 draw in the Spanish league competition. In the first half of the match with a 0-0 score between the two teams, the highlight was the injury of the Spanish international defender, Robin Le Normand, who was substituted out in the 28th minute. The injury occurred to the Euro champion after a clash of heads with Espanyol's player Roberto, causing both players to fall, but the Atletico Madrid player couldn't continue the match despite receiving treatment on the field. Le Normand was replaced by defender Jose Maria Gimenez, who was preferred by Simeone to rest him after playing two matches with Uruguay last week. Atletico Madrid's coaching staff is awaiting a diagnosis of Le Normand's injury and his availability for the match against Barcelona in the King's Cup semi-final second leg next Wednesday at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. The first leg match ended 4-4 between the two teams at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, and the winner between the Catalan club and the Rojiblancos will face the qualifier from Real Madrid and Real Sociedad in the final.