Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich Match Preview

Atletico Madrid face Bayern Munich for the 5th round of the UEFA Champions League group stage at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.

Despite their good performance in the previous round, Atletico Madrid shared points with Lokomotiv Moscow playing a bore draw at home. At the same time they missed a great opportunity to secure an early ticket to the knock out stage of the tournament. However, their hopes are still alive as they currently placed 2nd in their group with a total of 5 points, 2 points away from the 3rd placed Lokomotiv.

In the domestic league, Atletico prevailed over Valencia by 1-0, having 7 wins and 2 draws after 9 rounds in La Liga. Now they are placed 2nd in the table with a total of 23 points.

Another great result for Bayern Munich in the Champions League, as they prevailed 3-1 over Salzburg in the previous round at home, extending their winning streak to 4 matches in 4 rounds so far. They opened the scoreline just before halftime, and in the second half they managed to secure the three points scoring 2 more goals with ease. After this result, they remain 1st in the group with a total of 12 points.

Last Saturday, Bayern Munich also got a positive result in Bundesliga, winning by 3-1 against Stuttgart on the road, remaining at the top of the standings with 22 points.

Atletico Madrid comes from 2 consecutive draws and today they will try to return to winning ways in order to get closer to qualification. On the other hand, Bayern Munich may have already secured their ticket for the next round of the tournament, but the motivation still exists and they will definitely seek victory against a big club like Atletico Madrid. I expect to see a fast-paced game with many goal scoring chances, so my choice will be over 2.5 goals to be scored in this one, offered at 1.70 odds.