Atlético Madrid and Bayern München meet at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Phase). The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 2 games won 2. Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Athletic :
After 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 2nd position, with 5 points won. In the last match, they tied (0‑0) at home against Lokomotiv Moskva, after in the previous match, having tied (1‑1) away with Lokomotiv Moskva. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 11 victories and 4 draws in his stadium. In the last match they played, for the LaLiga, they beat Valencia away by (0‑1). In their last 10 home games, Atlético Madrid has recorded 7 wins and 3 draws. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively.
Atlético de Madrid arrived motivated for this game after the victory, by 0-1, on the trip to Valencia, in a match that counts for La Liga. It should be noted that the Madrid team drew 0-0 against Lokomotiv Moscow in the last match of the Champions League. The home team usually plays in a 3-4-3 tactical system, favoring a more cautious style of play, attacking down the side aisles. On an individual level, we highlight forward João Félix, a very agile and competent player in the definition: he has 7 goals scored. Coach Diego Simeone cannot count on Diego Costa, Manu Sánchez, Héctor Herrera and Sime Vrsaljko, all with physical problems.
Bayern München :
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 12 points won, after 4 victories. In the penultimate match, they won away against Salzburg by (2‑6). In the last match, they won at home against Salzburg by (3‑1). This is a team that, curiously, tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 14 victories and 1 loss as a visitor, with 49 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 13 victories and 2 draws in his stadium, with 51 goals scored and 14 suffered. In their last game, for the Bundesliga, they beat Stuttgart away by (1‑3). In their last 10 away matches Bayern München has recorded 9 wins and 1 loss.
In this competition, they won the last 4 matches they played. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 3 of the last 4 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they always scored at least one goal in the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 21 of the last 26 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they conceded the first goal 6 times, but got the comeback in 4.
Bayern Munich arrived motivated for this match after a 1-3 win on the trip to Stuttgart, in a match that counts for the Bundesliga: the team’s goals were signed by Kingsley Coman, Douglas Costa and Robert Lewandowski . Note that the Bavarians have already entered the next group stage of the Champions League. Hans-Dieter Flick usually plays 4-3-3, favoring maintaining possession of the ball and attacking from the flanks. In this drawing, the three most advanced men will be Robert Lewandowski, Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry: the first athlete mentioned is the top scorer with 15 goals scored. For this match the coach cannot count on Marc Roca, who was punished, as well as Corentin Tolisso, Bouna Sarr, Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies, who have physical problems.