Marca: Spider-Man smiles in training, could start against Athletic Bilbao

According to Marca, Spider-Man was smiling during training, looking relaxed and joking with his teammates.

In Atletico Madrid's final training session on the afternoon before traveling to Bilbao, Alvarez trained alongside Morten Hjulmand, with a smile on his face and joking from time to time. Atletico are waiting for him, and the San Mames Stadium is waiting for him as well. Alvarez is one of Simeone's weapons to conquer this 'cathedral'.

However, judging from this week's situation, if Simeone ultimately decides to continue with the starting lineup that performed well against Sevilla, Alvarez could be left on the bench. In that lineup, the attacking players are Lee Kang-in, Baena, Giuliano Simeone and Lookman, and they are also expected to continue starting after Spider-Man's return.

In this situation, Jonathan David, who recently joined and made his debut on Wednesday, could also be included in the squad. The Canadian forward has trained with the team only three times, but he could become the biggest change in the squad list. Sorloth will not be selected, as he is still recovering from injury and has yet to make his debut this season.