Subs: Musso, Azpilicueta, Sorloth, Correa, Lemar, Samuel Dias, Molina, Riquelme, Witsel, Galan, Le Normand, Kostis.
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Real Madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy, Rodrygo, Tchouameni, Modric, Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Subs: Lunin, Gonzalez, Alaba, Camavinga, Guler, Endrick, Lucas, Garcia, Diaz, García, Ramon, Andres.
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Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland).
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Atlético have been paired with their Madrid neighbours Real on five previous occasions in Europe’s most prestigious club competition. The 1959 semis. The 2014 final. The 2015 quarters. The 2016 final. The 2017 semis. Real have prevailed on each and every occasion. If history is any guide, Diego Simeone’s side may as well turn it in now.
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Recent form won’t give them any succour either. Real won the first leg of this tie 2-1, despite an underwhelming performance at the Bernabéu last week. Then in La Liga at the weekend, Real won 2-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano thanks to first-half goals from Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, while Atléti conceded in the 88th and 92nd minutes to go down 2-1 at Getafe.
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There’s also the small matter of Real Madrid in the European Cup being Real Madrid in the European Cup. So it’s fair to say the cards are stacked against Atléti. But having said all of that, they’ve won two of the last three Derbi Madrileños at Estadio Metropolitano (and drawn the other) to an aggregate score of 8-4. And you can be damn sure a side of Simeone’s isn’t going to lie down and die wondering. So this could be a cracker, as the two Madrid giants battle for the right to face Arsenal (or PSV, but c’mon) in the quarter-finals. Kick-off is at 8pm GMT, 9pm local. Extra-time and penalties à la Anfield if required. It’s on!
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Important Events
Both teams will make two changes to the starting XI after their first leg at the Bernabeu last week. Atletico calls them dropping Conor Gallagher, Reinde, Javi Garon and Samuel Reno on the bench. Eduardo Camavivanga and Brahim Diaz will recall Jude Bellingham and Captain Luka Modric, who were on the bench.
team
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo, Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher, Griezmann, Alvarez.
Submarines: Musso, Azpilicueta, Sorlos, Correa, Remar, Samuel Diaz, Morina, Rikerum, Vittsel, Garan, Le Normand, Costis.
real madrid: Courtois, Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy, Rodrygo, Tchouameni, Modric, Bellingham, Mbappe, Vinicius Junior.
Submarines: Lunin, Gonzalez, Alaba, Camavinga, Guler, Endrick, Lucas, Garcia, Diaz, García, Ramon, Andres.
Judgment: Szymon Marciniak (Poland).
preamble
Atletico is paired with Madrid's neighbor Real on five occasions at Europe's most famous club competition. Semi-subject from 1959. The 2014 final. 2015 Quarter. The 2016 final. The 2017 semi-finals. The real thing won every opportunity. If history is a guide, then Diego Simeone's part might submit it now.
Recent forms also don't give them successors. Despite an overwhelming performance at the Bernabéu last week, Real won the first match of the tie 2-1. Then, in the LA La Liga over the weekend, Real defeated Rayo Valecano 2-1 at home thanks to first half goals from Killian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior. Meanwhile, Atleti admitted to a 2-1 break with Getafe in the 88th and 92nd minutes.
The European Cup also has a small problem with Real Madrid, the Real Madrid of the European Cup. It's fair to say that the cards are stacked against Atleti. But saying all that, they got two of the last three Derbi Madrileños In Estadio Metropolitano (and attract others), you get an aggregate score of 8-4. And you can be sure that the side of Simeone will lie down and will not die strangely. So this could be a cracker as the two Madrid Giants fight for the right to face Arsenal (or PSV) in the quarterfinals. Kick-off is local at 8pm at 9pm. Extra time and penalties Araan Field as needed. It's on!
