Comments and predictions for Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid: Breathtaking until the last minute
The match between Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid in the Champion League takes place at 3:00 a.m. on March 13. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest information on Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid's squad
With Cesar Azpilicueta's return at the weekend, Atletico Madrid are now only missing Koke, allowing Diego Simeone to field the optimal lineup for the upcoming important match.
Nahuel Molina and Robin Le Normand are the only changes from the first leg against Getafe. Both could retain their starting positions despite the defeat, while the decision between Molina and Pablo Barrios could impact Marcos Llorente's position.
Julian Alvarez scored a superb goal at the Bernabeu to take his Champions League tally to seven goals in nine games this season. He also became only the third Atletico player to score in two consecutive derbies at the Bernabeu in the 21st century, joining Diego Forlan and strike partner Antoine Griezmann.
With the La Liga title race heating up, Carlo Ancelotti fielded a very strong lineup at the weekend, with Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo starting in the win over Rayo Vallecano.
Dani Ceballos will miss out with a hamstring injury, joining Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao on the long-term injury list. However, Antonio Rudiger and Thibaut Courtois could return after missing the last game.
Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy were also rested over the weekend and are likely to start. Jude Bellingham’s return from suspension is likely to be the biggest change, meaning Brahim Diaz – who scored the winner in the first leg – could have to make way despite his impressive form.
Latest expected lineup Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid:
Oblak; Molina, Gimenez, Le Normand, Javi Galan; Simeone, Marcos Llorente, De Paul, Lino; Alvarez, Griezmann
Real Madrid:
Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vini Jr; Mbappe
Latest football commentary on Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Champions League clashes between the two sides have always favoured Real Madrid in the past, from the 2014 and 2016 finals to the 2017 semi-finals. However, Atletico Madrid have reason to be hopeful as they have lost just one of their last seven home games against their arch-rivals.
Atletico are unbeaten in their last five cup games against Real Madrid, winning four of them. The hosts will need to keep this up if they are to progress after their defeat in the first leg last week.
In Champions League history, Atletico have lost the first leg of a knockout tie six times, but they have still managed to come from behind three times, and all three have come at home in the second leg.
Under Diego Simeone, Atletico showed their ability to turn things around in the round of 16 last season, when they beat Inter Milan after losing the first leg. Atletico's home form in Europe is also a big advantage, making them an extremely difficult opponent for any team.
Atletico Madrid have not lost at home in a Champions League knockout tie in 28 years, maintaining an 18-match unbeaten run since losing to Ajax at the Vicente Calderon in March 1997.
However, they go into this game ill-prepared after a bitter defeat to Getafe on Sunday. Leading until the 88th minute but allowing Mauro Arambarri's double to help their opponents come back, Atletico lost to Getafe for the first time in their last 25 meetings.
That defeat left Atletico in third place in La Liga, and despite having played a game more, they are still a point behind leaders Barcelona. If they are eliminated from the Champions League, it would be a huge blow to Simeone's season.
Real Madrid know they need to be at their best to win away from home, especially when faced with a raucous atmosphere at the Metropolitano.
Having won eight consecutive games at the Vicente Calderon between 2008 and 2014, Real have won just three of their 17 visits there since Atletico moved to the Metropolitano.
Los Blancos have never won at Atletico's home ground in three Champions League encounters. However, with their long history in the continental arena, they are still considered the better team, especially after becoming the first club in Champions League history to reach 500 matches and 300 wins after the first leg.
The first-leg win was also Real Madrid's fifth consecutive knockout win in the Champions League, and also helped them maintain a 10-match unbeaten run in the knockout stages for the first time.
Real Madrid are also very good at protecting first-leg leads. In 22 first-leg wins in the Champions League, they have only been eliminated once – against Ajax in 2019. Under Carlo Ancelotti, Real have won all nine of their first-leg wins.
However, like Atletico, Real Madrid had a less than convincing performance last weekend. Although they beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 to level the score with Barcelona, they let their opponents have more possession and launched 20 shots, while only having 10 shots.
It was a confusing game at the Bernabeu and could be a warning for Real Madrid ahead of a challenging trip to the Metropolitano.
Latest score prediction Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Atletico Madrid vs Real Madridas follows:
- Sportsmole:Atletico Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid
- WhoScore:Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid
- Our newspaper predicts:Atletico Madrid 1-1 Real Madrid
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