On Tuesday, starting at 20:00 pm, the match Lokomotiv – Atletico Madrid will be played in the second round of Group D of the Champions League.
Lokomotiv Moscow achieved one of the biggest surprises in the first round of the Champions League group stage. The Muscovites managed to overcome Leverkusen (score 2-1), at the end of a match dominated by “aspirin”! Lokomotiv created few goals in Germany, but Krychowiak and Barinov managed to hit the hosts defensively after individual mistakes. However, this time, Lokomotiv will meet a much more experienced opponent at this level, and the premises for a new positive result are small.
Diego Simeone’s band also managed a fantastic game in the first stage of the groups. Despite the fact that the “red and white” were led on the field by Juventus with 0-2, Atletico managed to restore the equality and snatch an unexpected point. From the moment of that match and so far, Atletico has evolved in 3 other La Liga matches, in none of them scoring a goal! The defense of “Cholo” returned to the impressive odds of the previous seasons, and this fact corroborated with the need to get all the points put into play in the duel on “RZD Arena” sends us thinking about predictions based on a difficult game of the hosts.
We also mention that the Lok duel. Moscow – Atletico Madrid will be without 3 “craftsmen”: the home team will not be able to bet on two basic players, Jeferson Farfan and Miranchuk, while the only absent from the guests is the Croatian Vrsaljko, still injured.
Probable teams
Lok. Moscow (4-5-1): Guilherme – Rybus, Howedes, Corluka, Ignatjev – Mario Krychowiak, Cerqueira, Barinov, Zhemaletdinov – Smolov.
Atletico (4-4-2): Oblak – Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi – Koke, Partey, Niguez, Lemar – Felix, Costa.
PREDICTION: Atl. Madrid to win @ 1,65
