Granada take on the visitors Atletico Madrid in the round 21 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Monday, January 22nd at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes (Granada).
Granada don't often make it to the top division of the country. Their previous promotion was the most successful: under the guidance of Diego Martinez Penas, the team, starting from Segunda, quickly found itself in the Europa League, even finishing 7th in the league (although twice in the 70s they managed to climb one step higher). Their debut in the Europa League was undoubtedly successful, starting from the qualifiers against Albanian side Teuta, the Spanish team reached the quarterfinals, facing the likes of Manchester United and Napoli along the way. However, as soon as the coach left, everything quickly ended with relegation to Segunda. This time, they returned there as quickly as possible, finishing last season in 1st place. But what's the use if, at the new-old level, they are demonstrating blatantly poor statistics? Yes, they defeated Cadiz after the New Year, but it was only their second victory since the start of the campaign, with the previous one against Mallorca at the end of the summer. Even with 11 points, the situation is not hopeless, but they need to start winning themselves, and they allowed Betis to score and, as a result, lost the match.
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Atletico have yet to kick off the season positively. The Mattress Makers last pleasantly surprised in 2021 when they managed to secure the championship title. However, afterward, they fell back to the level of the third force. Moreover, they performed poorly in the Champions League last season, finishing only fourth in their group. Against this background, they have noticeably improved in European competitions this time, winning the group against Lazio and earning upcoming matches against Inter in the round of 16. The draws were also challenging in other tournaments: they played derbies against Real Madrid twice in one week. For the Super Cup, both teams flew to Saudi Arabia, delivering a spectacle in Riyadh with a 3-3 draw in regular time – but in extra time, both goals went into Oblak's net. In the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, they played in the capital. There, they managed to get revenge, following an identical script: a goal-filled draw in regular time and a pair of goals in extra time, but this time into Lunin's net. In La Liga, they won 12 out of the first 19 matches, accumulating 38 points, exactly an average of 2 points per game. Overall, it's a decent statistic, but not in this season, where not only a couple of favorites but also Atletico and Girona performed better in the first half of the season.
In the 2021/2022 season, Nasrids played well against Cholo-Tim, taking 4 points out of 6 but were eliminated. Now, in the opening round, the capital giant defeated them 3-1. An outsider against the capital giant in desperate need of points. Without overthinking, let's bet on the victory of the visitors from Madrid.
Prediction for the match: Atletico Madrid to win.
