Real Madrid vs Atl. Madrid Prediction & Tips
Real Madrid easily overcame Manchester City in the Champions League play-offs, winning both matches (3:2 and 3:1). This series was the club’s fifth consecutive victory in the Champions League. Remarkably, in each of these matches, Carlo Ancelotti’s side scored at least three goals.
For Real, this is the club’s 29th successive run to the last 16 of the competition. In the last four seasons, the club has won the Champions League twice and reached the semi-finals twice. In the Spanish championship, the ‘merengues’ lost an away match against Betis at the weekend with a score of 1:2. This led Real to drop to third place in La Liga.
Diego Simeone’s side finished the Champions League group stage in fifth place, managing six wins and suffering two defeats. This result allowed Atlético to avoid the play-offs and advance directly to the round of 16. The Madrid giants have reached this stage of the tournament for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.
In the previous edition of the Champions League, the team was stopped in the quarter-finals, losing on aggregate to Borussia Dortmund. Last weekend, the ‘colchoneros’ beat Athletic Bilbao in Madrid (1:0) and overtook Real in the standings. Atletico are currently in second place in La Liga.
Real Madrid – Atl. Madrid FREE TIPS
Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
