Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Barcelona
Match Time & Date:
21/12/2024
21:00
Prediction: 2-2
Atletico Madrid
All eyes will be on Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys when Barcelona and Atletico Madrid square off against each other in the La Liga round 18. Barca suffered an embarrassing 1-0 loss to Leganes at the weekend and it seems as if attacking trio Raphinha – Yamal – Lewandowski does not seem to be at its’ sharpest at the moment. As a result, Ferran Torres is pushing for a start, while midfielder Marc Bernal remains in the recovery room.
Los Rojiblancos, on the other hand, have a chance to climb to top position in the standings. Diego Simeone’s troops are on an eleven-game winning run in all competitions and they must be high on confidence ahead of the trip to Catalonia. Given Barca’s attacking potential and Atletico Madrid’s fine momentum, there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Simeone’s joker Alexander Sorloth is pushing for a start after scoring the winner as a substitute against Getafe.
Highlighted Player (Robert Lewandowski):
After scoring 36 goals in 59 league games for Znicz Pruskow, Robert Lewandowski joined Lech Poznan in June, 2008. The 184-cm-tall attacker scored 18 goals in 28 appearances for the club in the 2009/2010 Ekstraklasa campaign and during the season he was on Borussia Dortmund’s radar.
The Polish forward signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga side in June, 2010 and he quickly established himself as the team’s key attacker. Lewandowski was producing excellent performances with the Millionaires between 2010 and 2014 and it has to be noted that he won two Bundesliga trophies with the club (2010/2011, 2011/2012). He participated in the 2012/2013 Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund, but the Millionaires were beaten by fellow Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in the title game.
However, he betrayed Borussia Dortmund fans in 2014 as he signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga giants. Lewandowski impressed in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign as he scored 30 goals in 32 league games for Pep Guardiola’s troops. The Polish footballer represented his homeland at Euro 2016 in France and he scored one goal at the showpiece tournament in France.
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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