Actual Madrid and Atletico Madrid will probably be dealing with off in one of many ties of the spherical within the final 16 of the Champions League, having been drawn collectively on Friday. It must be a really shut two matches if the primary two encounters of the season are something to go by, with these each ending 1-1.
Given their file within the Champions League, Actual Madrid will begin the tie as favourites, though Atleti are greater than able to inflicting a shock. Nevertheless, they won’t achieve this in accordance with Bayern Munich and Germany legend Lothar Matthaus, as per Diario AS.
“I might have most well-liked to see a world match at this stage moderately than the Madrid derby. The 2 giants have already met twice within the Champions League last and on each events there was an enormous combat. In 2014, Actual received 4-1 in further time and in 2016 on penalties. In 2014, the coaches had been the identical as immediately: Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone. They know one another inside out. They’ve already met twice in La Liga this season and the matches led to a draw.
“Within the league part of the Champions League, Actual Madrid misplaced 3 times and due to this fact needed to go to the playoffs. However towards Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid had been as much as the duty. As all the time, when it issues. That’s why I believe Actual Madrid will undergo to the quarter-finals. However Atletico will give it their all once more. Leipzig and Leverkusen have already been capable of see how intense the second leg may be of their 2-1 defeats on the Estadio Metropolitano.”
Each groups will probably be eager to utilize their dwelling benefit, and the truth that the second leg is on the Metropolitano, which must be a cauldron, does make it barely extra beneficial for Atletico Madrid. Nevertheless, Actual Madrid are greater than able to successful there, which they virtually did earlier within the season earlier than a stoppage time equaliser.