Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Espanyol
Match Time & Date:
12/09/2021
08:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid will be aiming to regain their spot in top four when they take on Espanyol in Barcelona on Sunday afternoon. Los Rojiblancos are determined to defend their title, but they were anything but impressive at the back in a 2-2 draw with Villarreal before the international break. Defender Stefan Savic returned to Madrid earlier than expected as he was suspended for Montenegro’s clash with Latvia, while all Luis Suarez, Thomas Lemar, and Hecto Herrera are out of contention with injuries.
The good news for the visitors is that Portugal international Joao Felix returned to training on Monday. Los Periquitos, on the other hand, have yet to find the net in the new La Liga campaign, and seeing that Atletico Madrid will be without Luis Suarez in Sunday’s clash, we believe that there is a big value in betting on under 2.5 goals. Defender Sergi Gomez is banned for the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Diego Lopez):
Diego Lopez is a Spanish goalkeeper who plays for Milan in the Serie A. Lopez was born in Paradela on 3 November, 1981 and he played for Lugo during his youth career. He made two appearances for Lugo at senior level as well, but in 2000 he joined Real Madrid.
The 196-cm-tall shoot-stopper played for both Real Madrid C and Real Madrid B and he made just two appearances for the first team during his first spell at Real Madrid. After spending five seasons at Villarreal (2007-2012) the Spanish goalkeeper played for Sevilla in the 2012/2013 La Liga campaign, but he made no more than eight league appearances for los Sevillanos.
He returned to Real Madrid on January, 2013 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular, replacing Iker Casillas in the starting XI. However, Real Madrid fans wanted to see Iker between the posts and, as a result, Diego Lopez was forced to join Milan in 2014. Lopez has only one cap for Spain national team.
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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