[2:45 PM] Atletico Madrid @ Villarreal

What will be the match result?

Atletico Madrid: Win

@ Villarreal: Win or Draw

 

Recent Results:

Atletico Madrid: 3-1-1

Villarreal: 2-2-1

 

• Filipe Luis is sidelined due to injury, which should see young Frenchman Lucas get a start again after impressing against Bayern Munich. Jose Gimenez is expected to be preferred to Stefan Savic at centre-back, with Juanfran coming back in at right-back. Yannick Carrasco and Tiago should feature in midfield, with Kevin Gameiro partnering Antoine Griezmann up top once again.

• Samu Castillejo is sidelined with a hamstring problem, which will see Jonathan Dos Santos and Denis Cheryshev battle it out to start on the right-hand side for Villarreal. Mateo Musacchio also tweaked his hamstring on Thursday in the Europa League and may not be risked as a result. Alvaro Gonzalez should come into the back four as a result, with Cedric Bakambu and Alexandre Pato vying for a starting spot up top alongside Nicola Sansone.

• Villarreal have won just one of their last five La Liga matches, as Fran Escriba’s men go through a little bit of a rough patch of form.

• Their confidence should be boosted by progressing to the next stage of the Europa League, however, as a delightful chip on Thursday from Manu Trigueros sealed the Yellow Submarine’s qualification from the group stage.

• Atletico have lost two of their last three away trips in La Liga and whimpered their way to a disappointing 1-0 defeat in Bavaria during the week against Bayern.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Villarreal: Win or Draw

Confidence: 4/10

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