In the first leg of 1/8 finals in Spanish “Copa del Rey”, in the big city derby, Atletico Madrid host Real Madrid at Vicente Calderon.
Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are playing very good this season and they are, with Barcelona, the main candidates to win the title in Primera division.
Good news for home side is return their great player from the last few years – Fernando Torres who will be in the starting eleven tonight, but his career after he left Liverpool is not at the high level, so it’s questionable how much he can help them.
“If I hadn’t seen him strong enough, we would not have had insisted to have him.” – said their coach Diego Simeone.
For this match Miranda (11/3 d), Ansaldi (7/0 d) and Cristian Rodríguez (6/0 m) are all out, while on goal line will debut very talented goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
Atletico Madrid play great at home where they lost only once this season in Primera (7-1-1).
Real Madrid stand at the top of the table full of confidence, but seems that they are little tired after they won the FIFA Club World Cup. Three days ago they lost in Valencia 2-1, despite the fact that they had an advantage at the half-time.
Carlo Ancelotti will also change the goalkeeper, so on the goal line will be Keilor Navas. He also announced that this match will not be easy for them. “To beat Atlético you have to be firing on all cylinders, because they’re one of the best teams in Europe.” – said Ancelotti.
Luka Modric (10/1 m) is out due to injury, while Sergio Ramos (14/2 d) is doubtful.
Atletico Madrid with Simeone play fantastic and they will be fully motivated to make a good result in the first match. They lost only once against Real Madrid in their last five previous matches and it was in the final of UEFA Champions League in extra-time.
Home side is in the better position and I believe that they will stay undefeated in this match.
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Betting Tip: Atletico Madrid +0.5 Ah @ 1.73 (Bet365)