Llorente pays the price for display at Real Sociedad LaLiga Fails to make squad against Celta Vigo

The 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad was a painful one for Atletico Madrid, particularly for Marcos Llorente who appears to have been singled out for his display.

The midfielder came on in the second half at La Real when the score was level before the hosts went on to win by two goals.

As a result, the Spanish midfielder has been left out of the squad for Atletico Madrid's match against Celta Vigo on Saturday.

Llorente was signed over the summer to compete with Thomas Partey for a place alongside Saul in the midfield.

However, after the Ghanaian's excellent showing against Juventus coupled with Hector Herrera's goal in the 2-2 draw on Wednesday, the former Real Madrid man was not even included in the squad against Celta.

Herrera scored the leveller against Juve and made the starting eleven against Celta, while Angel Correa also made the line-up after looking set for a summer departure.