Atletico Madrid take on the visitors Bayer Leverkusen in the round 7 match of UEFA Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, January 21st at Metropolitano Stadium (Madrid).
Atletico gradually gained momentum. Last season, the "mattress makers" found themselves behind Girona. And Athletic had a chance to knock the capital's grandee out of the top 4. But, having knocked them out in the cup semi-finals, the "Basques" focused on the Copa del Rey. Nevertheless, in the summer, Diego Simeone initiated a serious renewal of the squad, which cost a lot of money. And the new season was not without certain problems, so in the European Cup in October, the Spaniards lost to Benfica (and even 0-4), and Lille. But before that, they beat RB Leipzig, and then dealt with PSG, and on the road, and expectedly scored the maximum with the outsiders, Sparta Prague and Slovan from Bratislava. As a result, they have already secured a playoff spot, and it would be natural to save energy for the sake of Primera, where Griezmann and company won the first round.
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Bayer players in 2023/2024 turned from Neverkusen into Neverlusen, having won the Golden Double. Moreover, the Silver Salad Bowl was won for the first time. True, Atalanta did not allow them to achieve a complete triumph, having won the Europa League. It seems that in the summer, Leverkusen retained Xabi Alonso and his staff, and the stars - they even strengthened the squad. And they started the new season by winning the Super Cup. However, there was still a defeat in August - to RB Leipzig. But after that, the Germans lost only once in all tournaments, namely in the Champions League, to Liverpool. However, they managed to beat not only Feyenoord and Red Bull Salzburg, but also Milan and Inter (but they limited themselves to a draw with debutant Brest). In general, the picture for the "pharmacists" is the same as for the opponent: in the Champions League, everything is more or less clear, but in the Bundesliga they do not want to lag behind Bayern, especially since they beat them away in the cup.
In total, they played 10 face-to-face matches. And the Germans and Spaniards took an equal number of victories, 3 each. The teams' chances are considered almost equal. So, taking into account not the highest motivation, we bet on "both will score".
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
