Atletico – RB Leipzig. Forecast and announcement for the Champions League match

On September 19, the match of the 1st round of the Champions League will be held at the “Metropolitano”, in which “Atletico” will meet with “RB Leipzig”. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Atletico

Last season’s team left an extremely contradictory impression. She seems to have even added in a number of tournaments: in the Champions League she made it to the playoffs, in the Spanish Cup – and even reached the semifinals. But there she lost to Athletica, moreover, she almost lost her place in the quartet of the best Primera. After finishing in fourth place, after all, for Girona, the mattresses from Simeone’s submission went for serious personnel changes. The frame of the base was noticeably updated, and a lot was spent on newcomers: Le Norman cost almost 35 million, Gallagher – more than 40, Alvarez – a record 75. No goals at home from Espanyol. On the other hand, Valencia was defeated 3-0 in the final round.

RB Leipzig

The club did not have a particularly bright last season, essentially spending it all in the race with Borussia Dortmund for the right to occupy fourth place in the Bundesliga. Moreover, ironically, UEFA gave the Germans five passes to the Champions League, eliminating the main motivation for the opponents. But all the same, Marco Rose surpassed his former wards, closing the quartet of the strongest in Germany. In the summer, the bulls sold stars again: Olmo went to his native Barcelona for 45, they squeezed a dozen more from Al-Nasr for Simakan – by the way, already in September. They should be replaced by Gertrude and Nyusa with Vermeeren, and the Belgian did not reveal himself in Atlético. But why did they pay 10 million for Vandevoordt, if there is Gulachi – a mystery. The Hungarian helped to start with victories, including the club from Leipzig won against Bayer, also away from home. But in September in Berlin, they limited themselves to a goalless draw with Union.

Statistics of personal meetings

In 2020, the clubs played the only quarter-final match of the Champions League in Lisbon. And the Germans won 2:1.

Forecast

Bookmakers believe in the Spaniards. They are gradually adding, and must cope with the Germans at home – we are waiting for their victory (coefficient – 1.77).