Read our prediction for Real Madrid vs Atalanta below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Real Madrid vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting tips
On Tuesday evening it will be time again for a wonderful Champions League evening, when Real Madrid will defend a 0-1 lead from the first leg against Atalanta in its own Estadio Alfredo di Stefano. The Spanish record winner is of course brimming with European experience and knows what is required at this level, but the brave visitors from Bergamo in Northern Italy have certainly not given up hope of a quarter-final place in the European ball of millions.
Real Madrid:
If there is someone who knows how to win the Champions League, it is Zinedine Zidane, who, as a player and trainer of Real Madrid, has already seized the Cup with the Big Ears four times. The current Real Madrid may be slightly less strong than the team that won the Champions League three times in a row between 2016 and 2018, but the Spanish football giant knows the art of bringing out the best in itself in big matches. Also three weeks ago, the Madrid team managed to surprise by taking the first match against Atalanta 0-1 despite a laundry list of absentees, with Ferland Mendy as a remarkable match winner.
That hard-fought victory is certainly not an isolated one, because Real Madrid also had to go deep in LaLiga last weekend to deal with PhD candidate Elche 2-1 at the last minute. Both Madrid goals came in the name of Karim Benzema, who was still absent during the first match against Atalanta. The injury wave under which Los Blancos suffered at the time is now largely over, because Sergio Ramos is also present again. However, there is still hardly any question of smooth combinations and frivolous attacking play in the Alfredo di Stefano, Real Madrid still has to rely mainly on the excellent form of Thibaut Courtois and her solid organization. Casemiro plays an important role in this, but the Brazilian midfielder is suspended on Tuesday evening.
Atalanta:
After the 0-1 defeat against Real Madrid, Atalanta was especially furious with the French referee Tobias Stieler. That of course had everything to do with the early red card for Remo Freuler, who after fifteen minutes played Ferland Mendy to the ground. “The referee has ruined the match,” said trainer Gian Piero Gasperini afterwards. “We might have lost anyway, but with eleven players at least we would have had a fair chance.”
So Atalanta knows what to do on Tuesday evening. The Italians will have to win anyway to get at least one extension out of the fire. “This diptych has by no means been decided yet,” said Mario Pasalic, who had a large share in the 3-1 victory over Spezia last weekend with two goals. The Croatian midfielder definitely has a point, because La Dea managed to win all of her last five away matches in the Champions League, including beautiful victories at Liverpool (0-2) and Ajax (0-1). However, Gasperini will have to improvise a bit, because in addition to the suspended Freuler, Hans Hateboer will also have to pass up the trip to the Spanish capital.
Real Madrid vs Atalanta head to head matches
24.02.21 CL Atalanta Real Madrid 0 : 1
* Our advice is: Real Madrid to win
* Selection odd for this bet is: 2.15
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