Atletico de Madrid faces Bruges and its unrest

He was in Porto in 2021-22, at Do Dragao, he had to beat the Portuguese team just like he did; They won 0-2 in Salzburg in 2020-21; In 2019-20, they beat Lokomotiv Moscow 2-0 in Metropolitan; and in 2018-19, despite already qualifying, only the first position of his quartet (0-0) was played in Bruges, where he came back in a match with a decisive appearance despite only being third. Date

There is still a lot going to happen beyond Tuesday’s match – three days – but the way Bruges rebelled against the predictions in the first two rounds of the competition, Two wins against Bayer Leverkusen (1-0) and best of all, Porto with a strong 0-4and six points led by the trio of Atlético, multiplying Diego Simeone’s group’s obligations to just be first.

In this conditions, The defeat will be a heavy weight to carry for the second leg of the group.Because such a significant difference—six points to nine games—would make first place—even classification, depending on the outcome of the duel between Bayer Leverkusen and Portugal’s Porto—a complicated matter. error will always be minimal with the pressure and vertigo it causes.

Not so—three points away with the pending duel between the two at the Metropolitano next week—without a good result and victory aside, the only point valid at both his own and others’ demand in any game. Amongst the drop in numbers in the last Champions League matches Atletico has already been exposed to: they have won only nine of the last 26 duels in this competition, with six draws and eleven losses, four of which are in their last eight starts in the tournament.

You also have to Check what size a reaction is in Sevilla. last saturday, Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán won 0-2 at the stadium, With Stefan Savic and José María Giménez returning to the back line, he regained his defensive strength, had an unusual number of chances and imposed his superiority against a depressed opponent, leaving the question of whether it was more a matter of self-development. problems of others. Bruges will confirm the truth.

Waiting Nahuel Molina, with a cramp separating him from the final episode against Sevilla, within Simeone’s call and predictably eleventh and back on the calls and the bench of Rodrigo de Paul, Thomas Lemar and Mario Hermoso, almost non-existent Sevilla Changes are expected in the squad that convinced ., if nothing else, the unknowns of Álvaro Morata, who started Saturday and scored more goals, or of Joao Félix on the reserve attack in the last duel; Continuity of Matheus Cunha on the left or Yannick Carrasco’s return and possible entry of Ángel Correa for the right flank if Llorente slips to the side again if Molina is not one hundred percent.

these Doubts about a cast to start with Jan Oblak on target; Featuring Stefan Savic and José María Giménez as the central defenders of Diego Simeone’s 11, Reinildo Mandava at left-back and Molina, right if appropriate; Axel Witsel will keep Koke Resurrección and Saúl Ñíguez in midfield and will keep Marcos Llorente in the midfield if one of them hasn’t fully recovered from last Saturday’s victorious efforts against Sevilla.

Against him is Bruges, the sole leader of the Champions League Group B. A 3-0 victory over Mechelen, which holds the Flemish in third place in the league championship, Leading five points behind Antwerp.

The reigning Belgian league champions began their fight against the twelfth-placed team, until 23-year-old Spaniard Ferrán Jutglà revolutionized the match shortly before halftime.

The former Barcelona player experienced the excitement of the match once again, as Jutglà recorded 6 goals and 9 assists in the league at the beginning of the season, adding another goal in the “Champions”. He scores against Porto (0-4) and is crowned the best player in that match.

Led by Carl Hoefkens from the bench and Hans Vanaken in the midfield, the Belgian team are undefeated in Europe, only one defeat in their last five league games, a massive 3-0 defeat against Standard de Liège, the only macula in an outstanding league took. the beginning of the course.