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Atalanta vs Real Madrid Prediction & Betting tips
In the eighth finals of the Champions League, record champion Real Madrid is linked to the relatively inexperienced Atalanta. At first glance that may seem like an unfair battle, but Atalanta was of course one of the big trendsetters in the European ball of millions last season. In addition, Spanish visitors are faced with a laundry list of absentees.
Atalanta:
We may not call Atalanta an Italian superpower, but the club from Bergamo is working hard on the way. La Dea occupies fifth place in Serie A, and again managed to overwinter in the Champions League this year. The Italians saw star player Alejandro Gomez leave the Gewiss Stadium this winter, but the results are still excellent. Two weeks ago, Atalanta qualified for the final of the Coppa Italia, and last weekend it recorded a nice 4-2 victory over Napoli.
So Atalanta is in good shape. Especially the vanguard makes an impression, because with 53 goals in 23 games, only leader Inter was more accurate on the Italian fields. That is mainly a team effort, because only Luis Muriel is in double digits in terms of the number of goals. In addition, the Northern Italians are almost at full war strength, because only Hans Hateboer is in the rag basket.
Real Madrid:
Real Madrid, of course, belongs to the furniture of the Champions League. The Spaniards managed to hibernate for the 23rd season in a row (!) In the Champions League, and with thirteen tournament victories are the record champions of the European champions ball. This year, however, the Spanish football giant is only an outsider for the overall victory, which of course has everything to do with the poor results during the group stage. The star ensemble of Zinedine Zidane showed itself twice against Shakhtar Donetsk, so it may be called a small miracle that it still managed to get the group win. In addition, the Madrid people have had bad experiences with the eighth finals of the Champions League in recent years. Last year, Manchester City turned out to be twice too strong, and the year before Ajax turned out to be a bridge too far.
The diptych against Atalanta therefore promises to be a dangerous banana peel for Real Madrid, which is also having a tough season in its own country. Despite four consecutive victories, the game of De Koninklijke is often very poor, and the virtual gap on leader Atletico Madrid is still six points. In addition, the Spaniards are currently being ravaged by an injury wave, which means that Eden Hazard, Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema, among others, are sidelined. The latter two in particular are actually irreplaceable within Zidane’s system. In the nineteen-man match selection for Atalanta-away, six players of Real Madrid Castilla, the second team of the Madrid team, are therefore out of necessity.
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Prediction: | Both teams to score / YES |
Selection odds: | 1,54 |