Atletico Madrid vs Bayer Leverkusen Match Preview

At their last game, against Atletico Madrid, Bayern Leverkusen tried their best to take the win but Atletico was the on who scored the crucial goal and took all the points. Having no points so far after the first three matches, the home team has no room for mistakes and seek nothing less than to win tonight, but their performance so far in this group cannot make them optimistic. In the Bundesliga, Leverkusen lost one more match last Saturday, against Gladbach 1-2 at home, dropping down to the 10th position of the rankings. The defenders Sinkgraven and Bender will not be available tonight due to their injuries.

Atletico Madrid did what knows best in their first game. They left the possession of the ball to the German side, and when they had to take action, they managed to score the winner, taking the significant three points. The scorer of the game was Morata, scoring in the 76' minute, giving to the Mardid side another victory, in an exact manner that Simeone's team is used to all these years. With a total of 7 points in the group, Atletico Madrid is very close to finish in the first duo and qualify in the knockout stage of the Champions League. Defender Vrsaljko and Joao Felix are still unavailable suffering from their injuries. Savic and Gimenez are doubtful for tonight's match.

Things are not good for Bayer Leverkusen which they have only won one of the seven most recent games in all competitions. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid will again rely on their tight defense that have kept a clean sheet at 6 of their 8 most recent games in the Champions League. In my eyes the visitors on this match have the upper hand, Atletico Madrid can leave from Leverkusen with all the points, but even a draw will be acceptable for Diego Simeone's team.