One of the most watered fixtures in this round is Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, as the Champions League reached the knockout stage and each club is looking forward to reaching the quarterfinals.
Defending champion, Real Madrid will welcome the arena in the first round of the 16th round at Santiago Bernabeu. European champions and current champions and current holders have been getting better and better in the Champions League, beating them in the last two finals they meet each other.
Real Madrid entered the match after a 2-1 loss against Real Betis in Laliga on Saturday, and they had to overcome it when they hosted Atletico Madrid. However, Atletico Madrid’s advantage is that the men have not yet lost against Real or Barcelona this season, and in the league, they beat the Catalan club 2-1 at Barcelona and 1-1 in their two matches against Real Madrid.
Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid (head):
The Athletics were eliminated in the 2017 semifinals when the two sides met for the last time in the Champions League. They also lost to Madrid in the quarterfinals in 2014 and 2016 and 2015.
Athletic won only three of the 10 meetings against Madrid in European football, with five of them ending with a defeat and two draws. However, the Athletics did not lose to Real in four straight games and eliminated City opponents in 16 rounds last season.
Real Madrid Team News:
Galatis will be without Jude Bellingham, who received a yellow card against Manchester City. Despite Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and Dani Ceballos for a long time, Federico Valverde will return, despite Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal and Dani Ceballos for a long time.
Atletico Madrid team news:
Cesar Azpilicueta and Koke will both be out of date with leg and thigh problems, respectively.
prophecy:
We predict a score of 1-1
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