Atletico Madrid vs Lokomotiv Moscow
Atl Madrid still has work to secure tickets to qualify for the Champions League in midweek. The mission will be pursued when facing Lokomotiv Moscow in the last week of Group D. Performing at Wanda Metropolitano became good luck in the midst of crisis conditions.
Yes, Atl Madrid are in the worst condition before the clash this time because it has never won for four consecutive matches, namely against Granada (1-1), Juventus (1-0), Barcelona (0-1), and Villarreal (0-0 ). No doubt if the Wanda public is quite worried, especially with the injury of four players, including Diego Costa and Jose Gimenez.
Luckily, Lokomotiv Moscow is also experiencing similar problems after losing streaks to Bayer Leverkusen (0-2), Dinamo Moscow (1-2), and Arsenal Tula (4-0). They also have four players who are ruled out due to injury.
For a while Atl Madrid still leads in second place in Group D with 7 points, one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen in rank 3, and four points from Lokomotiv Moscow in the caretaker position. That is, victory is the only guarantee to qualify to accompany Juventus who mastered the top with a score of 13 points.
In addition to support from the public itself, Atl Madrid is more deserved to be favored because in the first half managed to steal the score 0-2 from home to Lokomotiv Moscow, while last season managed to lead 3-0 when they met in the last 16 of the UCL.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.28