On Wednesday, the Champions League will continue with the second round of matches. Football enthusiasts will be drawn to the Group D clash between Madrid's "Atletico" and Munich's "Bayern" clubs.
Both teams won their first matches and hold the 1-2 positions.
According to predictions, PSV and "Rostov" will need to create a miracle to surpass these European giants in the future.
Sporting Form
Munich's "Bayern" is enjoying the taste of victories. After the departure of coach Josep Guardiola, some fans anxiously awaited the new season, but in vain. Carlo Ancelotti managed to blend the team's game so well that they have won all eight official matches, scored 27 goals, and conceded just one goal.
Of course, "Bayern" leads the Bundesliga championship, beating "Borussia" by three points in second place.
"Atletico" is struggling a bit. Diego Simeone's players had a weak start to the La Liga championship, picking up just 2 points in the first two rounds against weaker opponents. However, since then, the Madrid players have rallied and achieved 4 victories, playing a draw with "Barcelona" away 1-1.
In La Liga, "Atletico" is in third place, trailing behind the Catalan and "Real" teams.
Interesting Facts
- This match will repeat last season's Champions League semi-final clash, in which the Spaniards overcame the German giants.
- "Atletico" has faced "Bayern" in European tournaments 4 times and scored the most goals with just one goal per match.
- The Madrid club has lost only two matches in the last 19 Champions League group stage matches, with 14 wins and 3 draws.
- "Atletico" is known for its iron defense. In the last 12 matches of the tournament's group stage, they kept clean sheets in 10 matches, conceding only 3 goals in the remaining games.
- In the last 17 Champions League home matches, "Atletico" suffered only one defeat (13 wins, 3 draws).
- "Bayern" has won 19 of the last 23 Champions League group matches, scoring 13 times against opponents. Only once have they failed to score a goal (0-2 against "Arsenal").
- The Munich club will try to end their poor streak in Spain, where they have lost three consecutive Champions League matches and failed to score a single goal.
Injuries and Predicted Lineups
Due to injuries, the Spaniards will be without Tiago, Moya, Cerci, and Gimenez.
The Bundesliga representatives will be missing Badstuber and Douglas Costa.
"Atletico": Oblak; Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Luis; Gaitan, Koke, Saul, Carrasco; Gameiro, Griezmann
"Bayern": Neuer; Lahm, Boateng, Hummels, Alaba; Thiago, Alonso, Vidal; Muller, Lewandowski, Coman
Prediction
Before the match, "Atletico" suffered losses when defender Augusto Fernandez and defender Jose Gimenez were injured, so D. Simeone will have a smaller selection of players, although the starting eleven remains very strong. Last season, the Spaniards had to demonstrate all their best qualities to eliminate "Bayern" from the tournament, so a similar mindset would help them fight for a point.
"Atletico" - "Bayern" 1:1
