Real Madrid take on the visitors Atletico Madrid at "Santiago Bernabeu Stadium" in the first-leg match of the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The game will be played on Tuesday, May 2nd.
On their road to semi-finals Real Madrid knocked out Napoli 3:1, 3:1 in the Play Offs without any chances for the Italians. Plus they passed through Bayern Munich 2:1, 4:2 with great questions concerning referee's decisions. At the moment "Merengues" have lost their best competitive form. It is obvious that they thrash outsiders and mid-table sides as it was before, however, the home clash against Bayern Munich and following 2:3 defeat by Barcelona in the LaLiga show that Zinedine Zidane's team is struggling. This season Real Madrid demonstrate outstanding results in front of their supporters: 17 victories, five draws and three losses in 25 encounters. Though, it should be noted that two recent defeats took place in two last home clashes.
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Last gameweek Atletico Madrid unexpectedly lost to Villarreal with 0:1 scoreline and ended their 12-match undefeated streak. The side recorded eight triumphs and four draws during that run. In the LaLiga "Los Colchoneros" battle for the third position with Sevilla. In the UEFA Champions League Atletico Madrid knocked out Bayer Leverkusen 4:2, 0:0 and Leicester City 1:0, 1:1 on their pace to the “El Derbi Madrileno”. Concerning its performance on the road, in 2017 Diego Simeone's team was broken not a single time. The "Atleti"s unbeaten away streak counts for 14 encounters with seven wins and seven draws in it.
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid permanently face each other not only in the LaLiga, but in the UEFA Champions League as well. It will be the opponents' third head-to-head in the UEFA Champions League in four recent seasons. The hosting side won't take the risk in the first clash for sure and will focus on the defense, consequently, a number of goals scored shouldn't be expected in it.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.0 scored goals.
