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Atletico Madrid and Manchester United will go head-to-head in the Champions League last-16 round first-leg tie at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday. The kick-off is at 22:00 CEST.
Preview
Even though Atletico will play hosts to Man United on the back of a 3-0 thrashing of Osasuna in the Spanish top flight on Saturday, Diego Simeone's men have hardly been at their best this season so far. The reigning La Liga champions are now only fifth in the domestic league standings, whopping 15 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid. Despite their massive struggles for consistency this term so far, the Rojiblancos managed to finish second in Group B alongside Liverpool, Porto and AC Milan in December.
The Red Devils, meanwhile, are coming into this encounter on the back of a 4-2 victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Sunday. As well as their forthcoming opponents, United have failed to meet the expectations of their fans this term so far as they sit in fourth in the English top flight table right now, 17 points behind leaders Man City. As for their performances in the CL group stage, then-Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side finished top of Group F above Villarreal, Atalanta and Young Boys but now it'll be interim manager Ralf Rangnick who leads the Red Devils in the competition's knock-out stages.
Team news
While Daniel Wass and Matheus Cunha will not feature for the hosts on Wednesday through injury, Felipe and Yannick Carrasco are unavailable due to suspesion. Edinson Cavani, in turn, is the only confirmed absentee in United's squad as he remains sidelined with a groin problem.
Prediction
It would be all but impossible to separate Atletico and United at this stage of the 2021/22 campaign. What we can say for sure is that both Simeone and Rangnick would love to see less mistakes from their respective defenders at the Wanda Metropilitano. Therefore, we won't be surprised to see goals at both ends in Madrid on Weddnesday.
Tip
Both teams to score at 1.95 with 1XBET.
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