Tuesday evening, Atlético Madrid welcomes Salzburg for a match of Matchday 2 of Group A of the Champions League. Atlético Madrid must recover after their 1st big defeat while Salzburg will aim for a 1st success.
Atletico Madrid vs Salzburg Soccer Betting Tips
he last year, Atlético Madrid had a difficult first part of the season, especially in La Liga, where it never managed to compete in the title race. On the other hand, he managed to get out of his group by finishing in 2nd place in his group behind Juventus but ahead of Bayer Leverkusen and Lokomotiv Moscow. Authors of a small feat by leaving the defending champion, Liverpool, in the Round of 16, they were beaten in the quarter-finals by Leipzig in Final 8. In Liga, Diego Simeone’s men were still able to recover to finish in 3rd place in the standings. Unbeaten since the resumption, the Madrilenians went to win against Celta Vigo (0-2) and appear as outsiders for the title. On the other hand, they got off to a very bad start in C1 by bowing heavily to a ruthless Bayern (4-0). Saturday evening, they will try to regain confidence by facing the Betis.
Qualified in the Champions League last year, Red Bull Salzburg offered some great matches to the point of collecting 7 points in a group that included Liverpool, Naples and Genk. On the other hand, that was not enough to qualify and they were transferred to the Europa League where orphans of Haaland left for Dortmund during the winter transfer window, they were released in the round of 16 against Eintracht Frankfurt. In the league, they still regained their title of Austrian champion thanks in particular to the post-confinement problems of LASK Linz. Qualified thanks to their victories in the play-off against Maccabi Tel Aviv (1-2 and 3-1), they negotiated their championship very well by winning all their matches before facing Austria Vienna this weekend. Last week, they were hooked by Lokomotiv Moscow for their entry into the competition (2-2).
The workforce for Atletico Madrid vs Salzburg
Diego Simeone should once again be able to count on his titular defender Gimenez who was absent against Bayern. On the other hand, the Croatian side Vrjsalko is still missing. Recruited from Barça, striker Luis Suarez did not take long to signal himself with the Colchoneros since he scored 3 goals in 4 league games. The only scorer on one occasion since the start of the season, Joao Felix is expected to take more place in the team’s offensive statistics.
Salzburg will be deprived of the French midfielder Bernede and Malian Diarra who are both in a long recovery. On the other hand, the great assets of this training will be present. This is the case of the great Hungarian hope Szoboszlai, a scorer against Moscow last week, of the Malian striker Koïta (4 goals in the league this season) and his counterpart Daka (5 goals). Despite the departures of the excellent Haaland, Minamino and Hwang, who left for Dortmund, Liverpool and Leipzig respectively in recent months, this team continues to shine. This is a particularly young group since only 6 players (including a single holder) have exceeded 25 years.
The probable lineups for Atlético Madrid vs Salzburg:
Atlético Madrid: Oblak – Trippier, Savic, Felipe, Renan Lodi – Carrasco, Herrera, Koke, Llorente – Joao Felix, Suarez.
Salzburg: Stankovic – Vallci, Ramalho, Wöber, Ulmer – Mwepu, Camara, Junuzovic, Szoboszlai – Koïta, Daka.
Key facts about the match Atletico Madrid vs Salzburg
The meeting will be played behind closed doors.
The two coaches will be able to make 5 changes in this meeting.
Betting Tips: Atlético Madrid
Odds: 1.64
