Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Atletico Madrid
Match Time & Date:
28 January 2024
20:00
Prediction: 3-1
Valencia
Atletico Madrid and Valencia take on each other at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Sunday’s program. Los Rojiblancos aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Granada and you should know that they are after their tenth home triumph of the process. Both Rodrigo de Paul and Samuel Lino should be recalled to the starting XI, while Reinildo Mandava is still on the international duty.
Los Che, meanwhile, defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to extend their winning run to four games. Valencia, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Atletico’s party in Madrid. In their last meeting at the venue Atletico Madrid recorded a routine win over Valencia, who will be without Selim Amallah and Mouctar Diakhaby in Sunday’s encounter. Andre Almeida faces race against the clock to be fit for the match.
Highlighted Player (Antoine Griezmann):
Anthony Griezmann is a French forward born on 21st March 1991 in Macon, and he is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most exciting footballers at the moment. The pacey striker started showing his potential shortly after coming through Real Sociedad’s youth academy and he went on to score 46 goals in 179 league appearances for La Real. Excellent displays in Spanish la Liga saw him become a target for a number of top clubs, but he eventually choose to sign for Atletico Madrid, and that proved to be a very good decision.
Griezmann continued the rich vein of form at Vicente Calderon, scoring some important goals as los Colchoneros enjoyed domestic and European success, while also becoming a key member of the France national team.
Playing as a winger or second striker, Griezmann possesses impressive technical skills, he is a strong finisher and still finds time to work hard for his side, so no wonder he is widely regarded as one of the leading forwards on the continent. He won the U19 European Championship with France and is tipped to lead Les Bleus to glory on senior level as well.
Highlighted Team (Valencia):
Founded on March 18, 1919, Valencia FC are a Spanish football club that compete in La Liga. Los Che play their home games at Estadio de Mestalla, the stadium which was opened back in May, 1923. The capacity of the venue is 50,000. Seeing that bats are quite common in Valencia, it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Bats.
Valencia made it to the Champions League final on two occasions (2000, 2001), but they were beaten in the title games by Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen respectively. The Spanish club, though, did well to win the UEFA Cup title in the 2003/2004 season, with the team beating Marseille in the final of the competition.
A number of top-class footballers were part of the club in the past, with the likes of Pablo Aimar, Ruben Baraja, David Albelda, Santiago Canizares, John Carew and Gaizka Mendieta all playing for the Estadio de Mestalla outfit. Valencia main colors are white and black, whilst they often where orange jerseys and shorts when playing on the travels.
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