Champions League match preview Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, semi finals. Important things to know:
Kick-off: 19:45 BST,
Date: Wednesday 10 May, 2017,
Venue: Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid,
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey),
Team News:
Diego Godin who picked up a red card in La Liga game last weekend will be available in the Champions League.
Juanfran, Sime Vrsaljko and Jose Gimenez all remain on the sideline.
Lucas Hernandez may have to start on the full-back role once again.
Zinedine Zidane will call back the star players after resting out in the last league game.
Danilo or Nacho both are eyeing for a right-back role, the latter is likely to get a start.
Isco is expected to start ahead of James Rodriguez and Alvaro Morata.
Pepe, Gareth Bale and Daniel Carvajal all remain on the sideline through injury.
Possible Lineups:
Stats:
Real Madrid are leading with three goals, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo’s first leg hatrick.
Real Madrid have lost only one of their last 15 Champions League games.
Atletico Madrid have won only one of their last six games against Real Madrid in all campaigns.
Real have won only one of their last six away games against Atletico.
Prediction:
Atletico Madrid 2 – 1 Real Madrid.
The home side are likely to dominate the game and would even win but the result will not be enough to qualify for the finals.
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