Atletico Madrid take on the visitors Bayer Leverkusen in the round 5 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 26th at Mentropolitano Stadium (Madrid).
Atletico have another inconsistent season. Los Colcheneros in 2020 were able to take the championship title. But then there was an extremely difficult segment, a year ago the team was hanging out outside the quartet of leaders. As a result, it turned out to climb even to 3rd place in the LaLiga, and in the Champions League there was a decent performance. Now there is no such failure in the domestic arena. But in the European Cup the situation is frankly critical. We won only 1 match out of 4, and that was due to Griezmann's goal against Porto literally in the last minute. But never scored again. First, on the road, the Spaniards lost with the same score 0-2 to both Bayer and Brugge. And only at home, with not particularly motivated Belgians, we managed to score a goalless draw.
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Bayer has not yet been able to add even after the change of coach. Leverkusen a year ago made a bet on Georardo Seoane. And it worked: it turned out to rise to the quartet of leaders, which made it possible to play in the Champions League now. But after the disastrous start of the new cycle, they broke up with the Swiss. True, so far the bet on Xabi Alonso is not particularly working. The Spaniard is a legendary football player who played a lot in the Bundesliga and a promising mentor. But a full-fledged career as the head coach of a top-level club begins strained. Including in the Champions League, where Bayer's only success remains a rather unexpected home 2-0 with Atlético. But even before the victory over the Spaniards, there were sensational (as it seemed then) 0-1 with Brugge. And then 0-5 following the results of 2 fights with Porto. There are still chances, but we need an incredible spurt at the finish line - do they believe in it in Germany?
After Bayer's victory in September, clubs’ head-to-head indicators are now completely equal. They won three times each, and a draw was recorded 3 more times. There are questions regarding both teams, but it is not for nothing that Atlético is considered the favorite -they are more experienced and play at home. But here everything can be decided by the first goal, but you can safely bet on "less than 2.5 goals".
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
