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Bayer Leverkusen vs Atl. Madrid Prediction & Betting tips
In Group D of the Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen of Peter Bosz receives a visit from the Atletico Madrid of Diego Simeone on Wednesday evening. The pressure is on the home team, which, after three group matches, still looks at hateful zero and therefore has to win to keep its European aspirations alive.
Bayer Leverkusen:
Bayer Leverkusen managed to hibernate in seven of her last eight entries in the Champions League and even managed to advance to the final in 2002, but the chance that we will still see the Germans in action in the European champions ball after the winter break is extremely small. The team of coach Peter Bosz has so far lost all her group matches, and must therefore focus on third place in group D.
Bayer Leverkusen is therefore no more than an extra in the Champions League this season. Even in their own country it doesn’t go well with Die Werkself, who, after ten rounds in the Bundesliga, are not going any further than a poor tenth place. The Germans managed to win only one of their last seven official games, and again slumped 1-2 last weekend against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bosz was furious afterwards: “In the first half we played our worst football since my appointment.” Bayer Leverkusen played better after the tea, although there is still plenty of work to be done for the Dutchman in the BayArena. Not only does Bayer Leverkusen make too many defensive errors, it also needs a huge number of chances to score. So that does not promise much good for the squatter against Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid:
With seven points from three group matches, Atletico Madrid is already halfway through the group stage with one leg in the eighth finals of the Champions League. A great achievement because the Spaniards thoroughly renovated their selection last summer with the departure of Diego Godin, Juanfran, Rodri Hernandez and Antoine Griezmann and the arrival of players such as Joao Felix, Hector Herrera and Kieran Trippier. In terms of playing methods, however, there has hardly been any changes at Atletico Madrid, as coach Diego Simeone’s team, with only two goals in three group matches, still has to rely mainly on a closed rear guard.
Atletico Madrid can hardly miss a place in the last sixteen of the European champions ball, but is still engaged in a fierce battle for group victory with Juventus. A victory on German soil is therefore crucial, in order to compete against the Italian football giant in the fifth round. The Spaniards are unlikely to have Joao Felix on Wednesday evening, while center defender Jose Maria Gimenez and Stefan Savic are also likely to be absent. That means that the summer gains Felipe and Mario Hermoso against Bayer Leverkusen are likely to form the Madrid center.
Bayer Leverkusen vs Atl. Madrid head to head matches
22.10.19 CL Atl. Madrid Bayer Leverkusen 1 : 0
15.03.17 CL Atl. Madrid Bayer Leverkusen 0 : 0
21.02.17 CL Bayer Leverkusen Atl. Madrid 2 : 4
17.03.15 CL Atl. Madrid Bayer Leverkusen 2 : 0 (1 : 0)
25.02.15 CL Bayer Leverkusen Atl. Madrid 1 : 0