UEFA Champions League
Atletico Madrid is one point away from the top eight and will try to enter it with a victory. Over the weekend, they lost the top spot in La Liga and ended their record series of 15 consecutive victories in all competitions. The end came in the away match against Leganes with a score of 0:1, and in the end Griezmann missed a penalty, failing to bring at least an equalizer. Otherwise, Atletico has six consecutive victories at home, where they lost 1:3 to Lille in October, but back then Simeone's team was definitely in a much weaker form.
The series of consecutive victories of Atletico has ended, but the one of Bayer Leverkusen has not. The team is reminding of its strong performance last season and currently has 11 consecutive victories in all competitions. They have one point more than Atletico so far in the competition and have won all their home matches. The two matches they did not win were a 1:1 draw away at Brest and a 0:4 loss away to Liverpool.
Prediction: both teams to score, drawTwo teams in very good form, fighting for a place in the top eight. Even if one team wins, it is unlikely to be easy. I expect it to be difficult to determine a winner, but there will probably be goals scored on both sides.
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