The UCL nights are back, and we will have some exciting matches tomorrow in the UEFA Champions League. In-form Atletico Madrid will welcome German champions Bayer Leverkusen tomorrow at Civitas Metropolitano, aiming to improve their position in the point table following four successive wins.
Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen have been doing well this season under Xabi Alonso. They stand in 4th with 13 points, only five points behind Liverpool. Let’s see whether Bayer Leverkusen earn points against the Simione boys in this away game.
Stats & Facts
- Atletico Madrid played 10 matches against Bayer Leverkusen in European competitions. However, each team won three games during this period.
- Bayer Leverkusen are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Atletico Madrid while winning two.
- Atletico Madrid have not lost any of their last ten home games against German teams in the UEFA Champions League.
- A win over Atletico Madrid would see Bayer Leverkusen becoming the first German team to win at Civitas Metropolitano since Borussia Dortmund did in 1996.
- Atletico Madrid have won their last three games in a row in the UEFA Champions League where they scored 11 goals and conceded only 2!
- A win for Atletico Madrid would see them winning four consecutive matches in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2016.
Team News
Atletico Madrid will be without their defender Jose Gimenez due to his muscular problem. There is doubt on Alexander Sorlotth, but Diego Simeone will wait until the end for him. However, Argentine right-back Nahuel Molina is likely to be benched as Marcos Llorente has a strong possibility to start.
As for Bayer Leverkusen, they have many injury crises and will be without Martin Terrier, Jeanuel Belocian, Victor Boniface, and Amine Adli. However, Xabi Alonso’s trump card Florian Wirtz is available, who has scored 14 goals and registered 9 assists this season in all competitions.
Possible Lineup for Atletico Madrid:
Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez
Possible Lineup for Bayer Leverkusen:
Hradecky; Mukiele, Tah, Tapsoba, Hincapie; Palacios, Xhaka; Frimpong, Wirtz, Grimaldo; Schick
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-2 Leverkusen
Both teams are on a brilliant run. Bayer Leverkusen have won 12 successive games across all competitions and have the ability to destroy Atletico Madrid. But we do not expect Atletico Madrid to lose as they are also in a good run. Although they lost their most recent game in La Liga, they were on a 15-game winning streak across all competitions. As a result, there is a good chance this match will end in a draw after an intense fight.
Betfair Odds
Atletico: 2.44
Draw: 3.25
Leverkusen: 2.98
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