A These are intense days in Madrid. The elimination of Atletico in the Champions League derby against Real has left its mark and the Spanish newspapers are still talking about the controversy over Alvarez’s penalty, with the striker’s second touch, which in fact sent Ancelotti to the quarter finals, once again ousting Simeone.
Controversy, whether you like it or not, takes its toll and saps the physical and mental energy of the Colchoneros, who in a week’s time, practically, have everything to play for. The first objective has slipped away against their cousins, now it’s Barcelona’s turn to try and keep the championship alive. The objective, even if Simeone’s men have a game in hand, is to temporarily overtake them in the standings. But it will be very tough. And we’ll explain why.
Firstly, the mental situation: Barcelona won against Benfica, qualifying for the quarter-finals of Europe’s top competition. A fairly easy win. So the guests are calm, relaxed, thinking they’ve done what they had to do. And then there’s the physical aspect: the Catalans had an extra day to rest and also didn’t have to play 120 minutes as the Madrid team did, so in this respect too they could pay. In short, a situation that seems fairly straightforward. But what will happen next? Let’s start from the beginning: the last match, the one in the Cup, ended 4-4. And the previous one ended 2-1 for Atletico away from home. Let’s just say that the time has come not only for a victory for Flick’s team, but also for the fact that there will be many goals.
Odds comparison
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The prediction
One goal per team. Three goals overall (at least), and victory for Barcelona, which won’t completely take the Liga title away from Atletico, but will deal a blow to their chances. For all the reasons we mentioned before, we believe that this is the only possible outcome of the match.
The probable line-ups for Atletico Madrid-Barcelona
ATLETICO MADRID (4-4-2): Oblak; Molina, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez.
BARCELONA (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Dani Olmo, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-3