Last update 7 March, 2024 por Alberto Llopis
The colchoneros want to establish themselves in the Champions League positions and start knocking on the door of the two leaders, while Pío-Pío remains on track to ensure his permanence early and then dream of bigger things, maybe continental
Atlético de Madrid: The good streak continues before the classic
The mattress makers add 5 consecutive victories since Real Madrid's elimination in the Copa del Rey quarterfinals after winning 1-2 in another Madrid derby against Rayo Vallecano. The result consolidates them in the Champions League positions and leaves them with a very good record after a start to the year that has not given them any rest..
Cholo Simeone made several changes with respect to the match against Valencia to give rest to several players who are at the limit. Hermoso and Reinildo started in defense without Giménez injured again, Correa and Memphis in attack to rest Griezmann and after Morata's muscle injury, Barrios pivot for De Paul and the debut of the new Colchonero signing, el joven belga Arthur Vermeeren, in the inside right position.
Luego de 35 minutes without further incident, The rojiblancos managed to take the lead in a corner play that Reinildo headed past Dimitrievski. It is the second game for the Mozambican wearing the Atlético shirt after his injury ago. 11 months.
The goal woke up the visitors and just seven minutes later Isi found Chavarría on the left and he found Álvaro unmarked on the front. The Spaniard took an unstoppable shot for Oblak and got the tie just before the break.
Simeone decided to take the young Belgian out when leaving the locker room and shortly after he let in the usual players.: From Paul, Griezmann and Lino. Both teams searched for inequality without success until the minute 90, in which Koke invented a wonderful change of wing for Nahuel who centered it into the small area to get a Memphis that marked the 2-1 definitive.
“It was a tough victory.”, difficult, complicated, of the games that cost us the most and we needed it, that the kids who have the fewest minutes participate, because everyone is important here and we need the effort of the entire team. The final result is better than the team we made”, concluded the Argentine coach in the post-match press conference.
The Palms: A golden defense
UD Las Palmas' defensive numbers have them in a completely unexpected position for pre-season expectations: ninth in the table and only 5 points of the European positions. With humiliation, el 9 of the yellow ones, Sandro Ramírez confesses that the team's goals are the same: “In the locker room they don't talk about anything other than permanence. Our goal is to achieve salvation as soon as possible and, from there, see our numbers we have and how far we can go”.
The Spanish forward contributed in the match against Real Madrid with his third assist of the year but has yet to score so far this season. “I am helping in other facets that the team notices. Last year there was also a lot of talk about him not scoring goals (ended up scoring seven) and I appeared at the most important moment (four in the last four days)”, Sandro explains calmly.
The yellow team's lack of goals has not been a problem precisely because of the team's defensive performance.. Against Real Madrid it was only the third game all season in which they scored more than one goal against the Canaries, the other two being against Barcelona and against the meringues in the first round. In fact, the two games in January against Barcelona (1-2) and against Real Madrid (1-2) They are the only games in which Las Palmas has scored and has not won.
January was a particularly difficult month for García Pimienta due to the selection problems he had., especially at the back of the team. The month began with Julián Araujo sanctioned for accumulation of yellow cards and with Saúl Coco in the Africa Cup, that added to the injuries of Lemos and Curbelo. Araujo returned in the cup against Tenerife and was red-carded with a four-game suspension and Sinkgraven was injured against Barcelona.
The Catalan coach was left with only four defenders for the four positions, with Juanma Herzog who had not played a minute in the first division. The first month ended with a balance of 3 defeats (2 by league and cup elimination) and two victories, that allowed the Canaries to maintain their position in the first half of the table. Not bad for such a tight squad..
Ups and downs for the match
The rojiblancos lose José María Giménez due to another muscle injury, which adds to the casualties of Thomas Lemar and César Azpilicueta.
The Canaries recover Julián Araujo and Javi Muñoz after suspension due to accumulation of cards. Benito Ramírez will be out for weeks, Mauricio Lemos and Eric Curbelo are doubts.
Possible alignments
Atlético: cloud; Nahuel, Savic, Witsel, Beautiful, Lino; From Paul, Boil, Barrios; Griezmann, Memphis (a Morata).
The Palms: Alvaro Valles; Alex Suarez, Saul Coco, Mika Marble, Sergi Cardona; Perrone, Loio says, Kirian; Miller, Sandro, Munir.
Atlético de Madrid vs UD Las Palmas Tickets
Here you can find the Atlético de Madrid vs Las Palmas tickets of the party of 17 February at the Cívitas Metropolitano Stadium.
The Metropolitan Stadium, currently known as Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano for sponsorship reasons, It is located in the Rosas neighborhood, San Blas-Canillejas district, in Madrid, España. It has a capacity of 70,460 spectators. He 1 de junio de 2019, The Metropolitan Stadium was the venue for the Champions League final 2018/19, first match in the capital outside the Santiago Bernabéu, and it was the fourth stadium in the country to host it.
The match will be played on Saturday 17 February at 14:00, Spain time. To find out which channels will broadcast the match in your country, Visit the official page of La Liga EA Sports of Spain, Where to watch the league and select your current location.
Prediction
Las Palmas defeated Atlético in the first round match between the two teams. Atlético arrives this time with a more stable defense and with the addition of an experienced Gabriel Paulista who could see minutes after Giménez's injury.
The Canaries have also recovered troops in defense that will allow them to maintain the solidity that characterizes them. It will be vital that Kirian and Munir are at their best if the yellow team wants to leave the Metropolitano with something in their hands..
The local atmosphere will be an important advantage for the colchoneros. Morata's return is very important and poses a wonderful fight between one of the best attacks against one of the best defenses in LaLiga. Atlético's form makes it favorite.
Result prediction: Atlético de Madrid 1-0 OUT Las Palmas
