Tonight at 21:00 Atletico Madrid will host Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus for the eighths of final of this UEFA Champions League.
A return of fire for Cristiano Ronaldo in Madrid very much felt both by the player, who has lived years of absolute rivalry with the men led by "El Cholo" Simeone, both for Atletico Madrid who will return to face the man who so many times have seen triumph to their damage.
Despite the fact that the Portuguese champion has managed to score only one goal in this edition of the Champions League, it is important to remember that he is the most prolific scorer of all time in this competition. Here you can find an interesting statistic of how much Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have raised the level of goals scored in the Champions League.
Another interesting intersection is that of Morata, former Real Madrid player in which he found little space due to the fact that in front of him there was CR7, and former Juventus player where he did not affect where he has disappointed a few expectations. Morata in the last game did an assist for Griezzman, another of the highly anticipated stars for tonight.
Some Stats
In February Atletico Madrid played 3 matches winning 1 and losing the other 2. In Liga have the best defense of the league with only 17 goals immediately, the problem they have in attack where they have only 34 goals. Simeone's men are going through a bumpy season but they are still second in the league at -7 from the leaders Barcelona. In the only previous between the two teams played in Madrid, in 2015 Atletico won 1-0.
Juventus in Italy is dominating the championship with 21 wins and 3 draws in 24 games. They also have the best attack and the best defense in the Serie A. Even in the Champions group, they dominated in my opinion, even if they were unlucky in losing a game against Manchester United. The arrival of CR7 has brought greater awareness and solidity to an already very strong team able to win the last 7 championships in Serie A and to reach 2 Champions League finals in the last 5 years.
Possible Lineups
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak; Arias, Godin, Gimenez, Luis; Koke, Rodri, Thomas, Saul; Griezmann, Diego Costa
Juventus (4-3-3): Szczesny; De Sciglio, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro; Pjanic, Matuidi, Bentancur; Ronaldo, Dybala, Mandzukic
My Analysis
The Atletico Madrid is one of the few teams that could be able to put in trouble Juventus, which since the beginning of the season is given as one of the possible favorites to the final victory of this edition of the Champions League. The strength of Atletico is given by their defensive solidity and physical strength that put in every contrast, perhaps the only flaw that could cost dear to Juventus especially in midfield where the Juventus line with Matouidi, Dybala, Pjanic and Bentancur could find many difficulties. In all the other areas of the field, maybe the goalkeeper, Juventus I think is superior.
In the double comparison, I do not know how Juventus can be eliminated, they are a war machine and the Champions is their only goal of the season, the Atletico for how much mangy in the end will have to surrender. In the game in question, however, due to the fact that you play in Madrid, I expect a very hard fought match and not many goals.
My Bets
Atletico Madrid - Juventus: X @3.00 on Bet365.com
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