Atletico Madrid vs Juventus, prediction, lineups Champions League

Atletico Madrid vs Juventus Champions League, prediction

ATL vs JUV

Atletico Madrid will welcome Italian champion Juventus in Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday night for the first leg of his last-16 match in the Champions League.

In this season, Juve is seen as a favorite to lift the trophy, but Diego Simeones hard Atlético team has to face Serie A Elder to cross two legs.

Atletico Madrid

It would be fair to say that Atletico is not the most entertaining team to watch, but the way the capital giants continue to grind out the results is extremely influential.

As it stands, they are the closest challenge to Barcelona in La Liga, leaving them with a total of 47 points to the second place in the table. The side of Simeone has lost two of his last three outings in the league, and on the other hand only Antonie Griezmann attempted a second half to cross Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.

ATL vs JUV

Atletico was defeated by Borussia Dortmund in the group stage of this season Champions League, but it proved to be their only defeat, with 13 points being held in second place in group A and further in the final -16 phase The competition was to grow.

Simeone 's team has reached the Champions League final in two of the last five seasons, both to defeat rival Madrid in 2014 and 2016. This is the fifth time in six sessions when the capital has been present in the last 16 phase of competition and they are desperate to go ahead in the quarterfinals.

Last time, Atletico failed to progress from its Champions League group, but Europa went to win the league, which won the title by defeating Moscow, Sporting Lisbon, Arsenal and Marseille.

Atletico has actually won four of his five final-16 relations at this stage of the competition, while he has been victorious in four of his eight two-legged knockouts with Italian clubs.

Spanish giants 12 domestic Champions League are unbeaten in knockout matches, and meanwhile, have won their last five domestic matches against the Italian visitors, suggesting that Juve would find it difficult to take advantage of the first leg on Wednesday night.

Atletico is not going to blow away the Italian champions in the first leg, but they will be tight and compact with the positive to get a positive result ahead of the return game in Turin next month.

Juventus

Juve dominated Italian football, but there is no question that the Champions League is the trophy that the Old Lady really wants. They reached the final in both the 2014-15 and 2016-17 seasons, but lost to Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively.

Since 1996, Juue has not won the European Cup, but it is considered as favorite by many people. There will be something to say about the likes of Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, however, and Atletico will be extremely tough opponent even in the 16th round.

ATL vs JUV

This is the last -16 tie of Juve's 10th Champions League, which won six and lost three out of last nine. The Italians had defeated Tottenham Hotspur at this stage of the previous season's competition, but then lost to the final winner Real Madrid in the quarterfinals, which was seen as a great disappointment.

Juven has actually lost twice in group stage of the competition, but a total of 12 points was enough for him to end Group H's top ahead of Manchester United, who defeated him in Turin.

So often Bridesmaid, Juve has actually reached the final of the nine European Cups, lost in a record seven, which includes all their last five. They are well prepared to challenge this season's trophy, but there is a chance to bring surprising results in knockout football.

Massimiliano Allegri's side will enter the match with a 3-0 win over Frosinone in Serie A at Friday night. Incredibly, Juve is left to lose in the league this season, and 13 points clear of Napoli, which is second place on the summit, are clear, suggesting that another Serie A Crown is already wrapped.

Cristiano Ronaldo was signed last July to help Juve win the European Cup. The Portuguese have an incredible history in the competition, while during their time they scored 22 goals in 31 games against Atletico, which was a European champion.

Ronaldo will certainly return to the Spanish capital on Wednesday night and would like to add 21 goals included in all the competitions in this season. That said, the attacker has just been killed once in the Champions League and thus far this is the word.

Team news

Diego Costa and Stefan Savic both returned from injury against Rayo during the weekend, suggesting that the pair would be involved against Yuvo, although neither is likely to start.

Lucas Hernandez will be out of the knee problem, but Coke has trained before the match, and Spaniard will be placed in the starting XI after muscle issues.

Alvaro Morata is likely to start against its former club, as well as Griezmann also featuring in the final third.

Thomas Lemar, Angel Correa and Vitolo, Simeone have a wide range of options, but it seems that Coke, Rodri Hernandez, Thomas Partey, and Saul Niguez will start in Midfield.

As a gambling, Juan Cuardrado is still out of action after knee surgery, but AIlegri has managed to recover many defensive players in recent weeks.

Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci will start as two center-backs, who have returned from various injuries with Joao Cancelo and Alex Sandro.

AIlegri has a decision to make midfield with several players, who die for three posts, but Miralem Pjanic and Blaise Matuidi are seen as some special initiatives.

Ronaldo will be involved in the attack of Paulo Dybala in the matter of moving away from the club in recent weeks - and Mario Mandzukic will return to the latter club, which he represented during the 2014-15 campaign.

Atletico Madrid possible lineup Dream11

GK: Oblak
DEF:  Arias, Godin, Gimenez, Luis
MID:  Koke, Rodri, Thomas, Saul
ST:  Griezmann, Morata

Juventus possible lineup Dream11

GK: Szczesny
DEF: Cancelo, Bonucci, Chiellini, Sandro
MID:  Pjanic, Matuidi, Khedira
ST:  Ronaldo, Dybala, Mandzukic