On Tuesday, starting at 20:00 pm, the match Atletico Madrid – Liverpool will be played in the Champions League finals.
Considering that Atletico Madrid have managed to win only one victory in the last 7 matches, it would be fair to say that the band of “Cholo Simeone” is going through an extremely difficult period. Moreover, in 2020, Atletico has only managed to achieve two victories in the championship, the points obtained placing the “rojiblancos” formation in the 4th position in La Liga. However, surely the “pedigree” of the Iberians will weigh extremely much in this double, they managed to qualify in 5 European finals (2 – Champions League, 3 – Europa League) in the last 10 years!
On the other hand, Jurgen Klopp’s team is currently 25 points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League standings. In the perspective of the duel on “Wanda Metropolitano”, the statistics are on the side of “cormorants”. “The Reds” have managed to qualify from the last 11 European doubles played, while they have been victorious in 9 of the previous 12 European matches.
As for the players available for Tuesday night’s duel, Atletico will not be able to use them due to injuries to Diego Costa, Joao Felix and Kieran Trippier, the only good news being the potential return of Jose Gimenez, who stands on the reserve bench in dispute with Valencia since Friday. On the other hand, for medical reasons, Liverpool will not be able to count on Xherdan Shaqiri and Nathaniel Clyne, while Sadio Mane and James Milner have fully recovered from the injuries they have suffered lately.
Finally, before giving you our predictions, we emphasize that Atletico Madrid is not the same team from the previous seasons, but still, it is a “nut” extremely difficult to overcome. At the same time, Liverpool could bet in this match primarily on avoiding a potential defeat, which would make them certain favorites in the return of “Anfield”.
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak – Arias, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi – Vitolo, Koke, Thomas, Saul – Morata, Correa;
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson – Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum – Salah, Firmino, Mane.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,79
