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In the round of 16 of the Champions League, there are no games that are not tough. The duel between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool is an absolute blast. The Rojiblancos have made two Champions League finals in the past ten years and three times in the Europa League final.
Liverpool have been in the finals of the premier class for the past two years and are currently defending their title in this round of 16 in the Spanish capital. Accordingly, two absolute heavyweights of European football kick against each other on Tuesday. Liverpool are likely to be favored in the current constitution over the return leg.
Atletico secured second place behind Juventus in the group stage and was able to eliminate Bayer Leverkusen and Lok Moscow, but had problems abroad. The Reds had to admit defeat in their pool at the start in Naples, but were ultimately able to secure the top spot ahead of the Italians, RB Salzburg and Genk.
English opponents are welcome at Atletico. Madrid beat English clubs in eight out of ten knockout rounds, last four of them in a row. Only Derby County and most recently the Bolton Wanderers managed to take down the Rojiblancos. It is therefore not bold to make a prediction of the Spaniards’ progress in the pairing between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool.
There is water on the mills because Liverpool have only drawn one in the last five games in Spain and lost four times. That could mean that in the first leg between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool Champions League tips for a Reds victory may not be the first choice.
As can be seen from the betting base odds comparison, the English are slightly in the favor of bookmakers with the slightly lower betting odds, but especially with the team of Diego Simeone the grapes hang very high. The kick-off for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano will take place on February 18, 2020 at 20:00 p.m.
Atletico Madrid:
The Atletico Madrid season is neither fish nor meat. In La Liga the Rojiblancos are currently in fourth place, but there is no longer any contact with Barcelona and Real Madrid. Rather, the team of Diego Simeone has to deal with several opponents for the other two slots for the Champions League.
That is why Diego Simeone is heavily criticized. The way it looks, the highest paid coach in the football world will no longer work in Madrid next season. In the last seven games, Atletico Madrid has managed one win. Among other things, they were eliminated at the lower-class club Leonesa in the Copa del Rey.
However, there are statistics that speak for the Rojiblancos on Tuesday. In the knockout round of the Champions League, Atletico has not lost at home in 13 games. In general there has been only one defeat in the last 25 home games in the European Cup. That would mean that the odds of an away win between Atletico Madrid and Liverpool are hardly promising.
Betting on a Spaniard victory does not seem to be an option either. Last weekend there was at least a partial success in the battle for the premier-class places when the Rojiblancos secured a point with the direct rival in Valencia in 2-2.
Marcos Llorente even gave Atletico a 1-0 lead after a quarter of an hour before Valencia equalized in the first half. Even before the break whistle, Thomas Partey put the Rojiblancos in the front again, but even this second lead could not save Diego Simeone’s team over time. In the end it was a rather lucky point for Atletico.
Personally, there are a few question marks among the Madrilenians. Ander Herrera, Joao Felix and Diego Costa are all stricken. It is not unlikely that Diego Simeone will give all three at least one place in the squad.
That won’t work at Kieran Trippier. The Englishman, who lost the Champions League final against Liverpool with the Spurs, will have to wait for his personal revenge due to injury.
Liverpool:
It’s been 30 long years since Liverpool was last English champion. At the time, the Premier League, at least in name, didn’t even exist. In the meantime, there is nothing to be said against the Reds’ long suffering. In the Premier League table, the LFC is currently 25 points ahead of Manchester City,
City has a catch up game on Wednesday and could cut it to 22 points. Jürgen Klopp’s team still needs five wins from the last twelve games, so the competition should not fail. After triumphing in the Champions League, winning the FIFA Club World Cup and the European Supercup, the next title is almost dry in a year.
Liverpool have suffered only one defeat in the last 34 games, namely with the C-11 when all the stars were at the Club World Cup in Qatar. The last real bankruptcy was in September in the Champions League at the SSC Napoli. The best bookmakers could basically pay out the winnings on the Reds’ master bets.
Jürgen Klopp’s team is not entirely invulnerable. This was shown by the game on Saturday at the bottom in Norwich. The canaries had some good chances, but in the end the quality of the Reds, combined with a bit of luck, prevailed. Sadio Mane was the scorer of the golden goal to 1-0 victory.
Jürgen Klopp sees it as a good omen to be back in Madrid. The coach makes it clear that it is just a stadium, but the emotions that connect him and his team will flare up again on Tuesday.
Personnel looks extremely good for the Reds in the decisive phase of the season. Sadio Mane was struggling but made his comeback as a substitute in Norwich and is now expected in the starting XI in Madrid. Except for Nathaniel Clyne and Xherdan Shaqiri, all players of the English league leaders should be operational.
Atl. Madrid vs Liverpool head to head matches
02.08.17 AUD Liverpool Atl. Madrid 1 : 2 (1 : 1)
29.04.10 EL Liverpool Atl. Madrid 2 : 1 (1 : 0)
22.04.10 EL Atl. Madrid Liverpool 1 : 0
08.08.09 CF Liverpool Atl. Madrid 1 : 2
04.11.08 CL Liverpool Atl. Madrid 1 : 1