Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Real Madrid
Match Time & Date:
04/03/2025
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Atletico Madrid
Sparkles will be flying when Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid lock horns in the Champions League “El Madrileno” on Tuesday evening. Los Blancos are low on confidence following a 2-1 loss to Real Betis, but they should never be written off. Key midfielder Jude Bellingham once again misses out through suspension, while Fede Valverde faces race against the clock to be fit for the first leg. The likes of Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, and Dani Ceballos remain in the treatment room.
Diego Simeone’s men, on the other hand, aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Athletic Club. As los Rojiblancos will rely on their rock-solid defence in the Madrid derby, we are tempted to place our bets on under 2.5 goals. Both Koke and Cesar Azpilicueta continue to miss out with injuries, while both Julian Alvarez and Marcos Llorente should be recalled to the starting XI after the duo came off the bench in the last La Liga game.
Highlighted Player (Kylian Mbappé):
Kylian Mbappe is a French footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain as a forward. The French rising star began his youth career at AS Bondy and in 2013 he moved to AS Monaco. After making 12 appearances for Monaco B, Kylian Mbappe made his debut for the senior team in 2015. Mbappe quickly established himself as a regular goalscorer, with the teenager finding the net 15 times in 29 appearances in the Ligue 1 in the 2016/2017 season.
In 2017 he moved to fellow French club PSG on loan, with the option of making the deal permanent. Kylian Mbappe scored 13 goals in 27 appearances for les Parisiens in the 2017/2018 and it has to be noted that Unai Emery’s troops eventually won the national championship.
Speaking of his international career, Mbappe played an important role for France at the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, with the pacey rising star scoring a brace in a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina in the last 16 of the showpiece tournament. The PSG attacker was born in Paris on December 20, 1998.
Highlighted Team (Atletico Madrid):
Atletico Madrid are a Spanish team that plays in Primera Division (La Liga). Los Rojiblancos or los Colchoneros play their home matches at Estadio Vicente Calderon, which holds up to 54,960 spectators. Atletico Madrid have won 10 La Liga titles, but they have yet to lift the European Cup (Champions League) trophy.
Los Rojiblancos have won 10 Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) trophies and it has to be noted that they defeated their bitter local rivals Real Madrid in the 2012/2013 Spanish Cup final. The rivalry between the two capital clubs is pretty big and El Madrileno is regarded as one of the most exciting derbies in the world football.
Atletico Madrid played two Champions League finals under Diego Simeone, but they failed to beat Real Madrid in the title games (2013/2014 and 2015/2016). However, the Argentine tactician helped Atletico Madrid win the La Liga trophy in 2014 and, no doubt, he is one of the most successful coaches in the history of the capital club.
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