Atletico Madrid arrive at RCDE Stadium on a five-match winning run, 11 points clear of mid-table Espanyol in La Liga.
The Argentine centre-back singled out technical director Jason Wilcox in a searing post-match television interview that drew an immediate rebuke from Wayne Rooney.
Bodo/Glimt host Borussia Dortmund at Aspmyra Stadion on Wednesday, with the Norwegian side sitting in the bottom two and three points behind their visitors.
