Atalanta vs Real Madrid, football news, Real Madrid, will go closer to qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League this week against Atlanta.

 Real Madrid will go closer to qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League this week against Atlanta.

Real Madrid aims to lock in the corner with Serie A team Atlanta in the first leg of the 16th draw of the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League, so as to win five games in all games.

Real Madrid was difficult for him in the group stage of the Champions League, but he was finally able to advance to the knockout stage and become the B champion. Zidane's men had won four consecutive victories in the game on Wednesday, and recently defeated Real Valladolid 1-0, despite their injuries.

Atlanta, meanwhile, fell behind Liverpool in Group D and lost one of the six games in the group stage. Last season's quarter-finalists were in good shape, and they did not lose the last five games in a row, including a 4-2 victory over Naples in Serie A. Their goal is to prolong the race against Real Madrid.

This will be the first time Atlanta and Real Madrid have competed in a competitive environment. Before this exciting game, The Hard Tackle carefully observed two teams.

When host Atalanta entered the competition, there was only one noteworthy concern about Hans Hartbor's injury, and he was ready to miss it. In addition, head coach Gian Piero Gasperini has a full lineup when preparing to take over the defending Spanish championship. Atalanta will establish their favorite 3-4-1-2 formation in front of goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini.

Rafael Troy, Christian Romero and Bellette Gemsiti should be Ladia's three-man defensive forces, with Joachim Mailer and Robin Gosens as full-backs. Given the way Atalanta was established, the two full-backs will be the main source of Real Madrid's progress, and he needs to be particularly vigilant against the threat posed by Gossens advancing on the left channel.

Marten de Roon and Remo Freuler will be responsible for guarding the fortress in the center of the park, and how they have a major say in the outcome of the encounter with Real Madrid colleagues Tony Cruise and Luca Modrick.

Josip Ilisić will become a dangerous person in the host with his sharp movements and ability to set key goals. The experienced striker should operate in the hole behind two strikers, Duwan Zapata and Louis Mullier, both of whom became targets in the last match against Naples.

Possible lineup (3-4-1-2): Gollini; Troy, Romero, Jim Siti; Mailer, Drone, Fleurer, Gosens; Ililić; Zapata, Murière

Real Madrid

Zidane's injury and illness were not respite in the absence of homeer Karim Benzema and key players Sergio Ramos, Danny Kalvajar and Iden Hazard. In addition, Álvaro Odriosola, Rodrigo Goss, Federico Valverde, Marcelo and Edel Militao also missed it.

In this case, Zidane may not change the team against Real Valladolid on weekends. Tibo Kurtwa is an indisputable starting player in the goal, and Rafael Varane and Nacho should form a center-back partnership.

On the right-back, Lucas Vázquez nodded again in the absence of Calvajar and Odriozzola. When Ferran Mendy slots at left-back, he will face the danger of Robin Goldens at full speed. Real Madrid has only admitted to lose once in the past four games, indicating that the counterline is working.

But they will need additional protection from midfield referee Kesmiro, who may have to pay special attention to Ilicic throughout the game. Luca Modrick will become Real Madrid's main creative channel on Wednesday with his high vision and distribution skills.

In the front, due to injuries, there is little room for rotation, which means that the three groups of Marco Ascensio, Vinicius Jr. and Mariano Díaz are again hoping to have a better time than playing against Valladolid. Isco can be a substitute seat with young Sergio Arbas and Hugo Douro. 

Key statistics

This is the first competition between Atlanta and Real Madrid. In fact, Atlanta's only previous meeting with the Spanish team in Europe was in the 16 rounds against Valencia last season, with a total of 8-4 wins.

Real Madrid has won the last five UEFA Champions League away games against Italian opponents. They won only three of their previous 16 trips to Italy.

Atalante is the only team of 16 teams in this round that has not won a single home game in the UEFA Champions League (D2 L1) this season.

Zidane won Real Madrid's head coaches in 12 of the 13 UEFA Champions League knockout games (9 home/away draws and 3 finals).

Atalant (last year's quarter-finals) is the first team in Seville (2007/08 and 2009/10) to enter the UEFA Champions League knockout stage in both championships.

Despite the large number of injuries, Real Madrid managed to link the four winning races, thanks to Tony Cruise. The elegant midfielder united the team and made important contributions to all Melengus' recent victories, effectively determining the game and creating a lot of opportunities from the center.

However, this may not be as simple as for Atlanta. Atalant brought the game to Real Madrid and vigorously promoted the game, while Marten Dron and Remo Fleurer dived in two pipes, closely following the partners of Cruise and Luca Modrick in preparation for the charming battle in the center of the park.

Forecast

Atlanta 2-1 Real Madrid

Real Madrid entered the game in four winning games, and they remained clean in the game. However, they will play against Atlanta, which has lost only one game in the past 11 home league games and scored three or more goals in 9 of them.

Although Rafael Varan and Nacho put things behind in the recent game, things may become much more difficult in the face of an infreform Atlanta offensive force. At the other end, Real Madrid performed well against Valladolid, which was why Hard Laughter predicted that Gian Piero Gasperini's team would win a famous victory on Wednesday.