Atletico Madrid will be without their captain, Koke Resurrección, for their Champions League match against Manchester United after the death of his mother. Multiple outlets report that he pulls out of Tuesday’s game as he deals with the loss.
Atletico also confirm plans to mark the occasion. StudioFútbol says the club will pay tribute before kickoff, including a minute’s silence for Koke’s mother, Ana Merodio Borja. The reports frame the change as both a personal absence for the player and a moment of remembrance organized by the club.
While the outlets differ slightly in emphasis—some focusing on Koke’s withdrawal and others on the memorial arrangements—they all agree on the same core points: the mother’s death, Koke’s absence from the match, and Atletico’s intention to honour her before playing Manchester United.
