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UEFA Champions League - Atletico Madrid VS Bayer Leverkusen Preview
UEFA Champions League - Atletico Madrid VS Bayer Leverkusen
Match Time:22-01-2025 04:00 Wednesday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Atletico Madrid
Diego Simeone’s team will remain without the services of Jose Gimenez, while the availability of Alexander Sorloth is a major doubt. But, the Norwegian international could still be included in the squad.
Atletico Madrid team will stick to the 4-4-2 formation against Bayer Leverkusen, with Jan Oblak an automatic pick in goal. Marcos Llorente should return to the starting XI for this one. He will take charge at right-back, while Javi Galan will be on the opposite flank. In the heart of the defence, Robin Le Normand will pair up with Clement Lenglet.
Giuliano Simeone and Conor Gallagher will feature in the wide areas in the centre of the park, with Rodrigo De Paul and Pablo Barrios taking up a more central role. They will look to ensure they dominate the ball. Even if Sorloth is fully fit, he will still start on the bench, with Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann leading the line for Atletico Madrid against Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayer Leverkusen
The visitors will be without the services of Martin Terrier, Jeanuel Belocian, Victor Boniface, and Amine Adli for this fixture. Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Atletico Madrid in this fixture.
Lukas Hradecky will continue in goal. Nordi Mukiele and Piero Hincapie should continue as the full-backs, while Jonathan Tah should partner Edmond Tapsoba in the heart of the defence.
As for the midfield unit, Exequiel Palacios and Granit Xhaka will form the double pivot in the middle of the park. They will look to shield the backline and also try to control the tempo of the game.
In the final third, Jeremie Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo will feature on the flanks providing width to their attacks. Florian Wirtz will be the chief creator, while Patrik Schick should spearhead the Bayer Leverkusen attack against Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez
Bayer Leverkusen possible starting lineup:
Hradecky; Mukiele, Tah, Tapsoba, Hincapie; Palacios, Xhaka; Frimpong, Wirtz, Grimaldo; Schick
Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Atletico Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen are on an even footing as far as the European head-to-head record is concerned and have won three games apiece out of the 10 matches played between the two teams.
Atletico Madrid have won three of their 10 matches against Bayer Leverkusen in European competitions but are winless in their last three such games.
Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last 10 matches at home against opponents from Germany in the UEFA Champions League, with their previous such defeat coming at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in 1996.
Diego Simeone has faced Bayer Leverkusen on a total of eight occasions in European competitions and has won three of his games against them.
Atletico Madrid have won their last three games in the UEFA Champions League.
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
This is such a tricky match to call considering Atletico's strength on home soil; Leverkusen will bring a seriously good winning run into this match, but Atletico's recent form has also been brilliant, and we are finding it incredibly difficult to separate the two teams.
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