Lemar has won the trust of Simeone LaLiga Frenchman will start against Eibar

Alvaro Morata's sprained knee will prevent Diego Simeone from playing his first choice attacking setup against Eibar, yet Thomas Lemar will be given another chance to start with the Frenchman having won the trust of the Argentine coach.

A difficult debut season in Madrid had seen Lemar lose his place in the team, yet he is now seen as one of the most creative options within the squad.

Joao Felix and Diego Costa will be the goalscoring options against Eibar, but Lemar will be required to feed the pair with opportunities to score.

He played 73 minutes against Getafe where he impressed for the most part, although there were still periods of quietness within his play.

Working closely with Simeone has seen Lemar improve the balance of his game, something which he alluded to at the beginning of pre-season.

He was very self-critical at the end of the 2018/19 season, but he now wants to settle in the Spanish capital and grow as an important player for Los Rojiblancos.

Joining Atleti late from the World Cup triumph with France only made things harder for the former Monaco star, it was unclear whether or not he would ever get to grips with Simeone's style of play.

We've seen the summer of 2019 be about maximising the efficiency of the adaption period for new signings, and whilst Lemar had the head-start of a season on the new arrivals, he too has benefitted.

Now, Lemar is more involved and engaged in the defensive side of the sport, it's not a big challenge for him to track backwards.

It would have been easy for the French international to push to leave this summer, especially after his compatriots Lucas Hernandez and Antoine Griezmann did, but he has knuckled down in a bid to play far more than the 2,608 minutes he managed last term, and it looks as if he has done enough to impress his coach.