Juventus vs Atletico: Ronaldo competes with Griezmann
Sports 247 – Traveling to Wanda Metropolitano, Ronaldo and his teammates will have a match that is expected to be difficult against host Atletico Madrid.
VIDEO: Ronaldo kicks a free kick into Atletico’s net
Atletico Madrid – looking forward to home field and Griezmann
It can be said that the confrontation between Atletico and Juve is a confrontation between the two teams with the tightest playing style among the remaining teams in the Champions League at this time.
Atletico just rediscovered joy with a victory over Rayo Vallecano.
The 49-year-old strategist also just brought good news to Atletico fans when he decided to stay with the team until 2022. Through that, he also became the highest paid coach in the world (24 million Euro/year), surpassing
Returning to tonight’s match, playing at the Wanda Metropolitano mecca is a great advantage for the Argentine strategist’s team.
Like Juventus, Atletico is also thirsting for the Champions League Silver Cup more than ever.
With the record salary he received, Diego Simeone certainly wants to do more than collapse at the threshold of paradise like the previous two times.
To make that happen, Antoine Griezmann is the most expected name.
He has 12 goals this season, behind only Messi (22), Suarez (15) and Stuani (13).
In the upcoming confrontation, Griezmann will have more work to do when his good partner in attack, Diego Costa, has just recovered from a foot injury and is likely to play from the bench.
Juve must break the ice without winning
Juve was quite unlucky when they met the strongest team in group 2, Atletico Madrid.
In terms of current force correlation, Juve is slightly better than the Spanish capital team.
The attack is powerful, but the problem of the `Old Lady` lies in the chaotic defense.
The BBC trio (Bonucci-Barzagli-Chiellini) was injured, Benatia left the club during the winter transfer window, causing serious losses to Juve’s defense.
There was a match where Max Allegri had to use the duo of De Sciglio and Cancelo (both fullbacks) as center backs, in that match they lost 0-3 on Atalanta’s field in the National Cup.
5 days ago, Bonucci brought joy to fans as well as coach Allegri when he announced he was ready to return in the match against Atletico.
In this confrontation, Juve has another advantage as they only have to spend their energy on the European arena, in contrast to Atletico, which has to put their energy into both the European and domestic arenas.
This encounter between Juve and Atletico is also the return of many players who played in Spain such as Ronaldo, Mandzukic, Cancelo and Sami Khedira.
In conclusion, both teams are having their own problems, it feels like this will be a confrontation between Ronaldo and Griezmann in particular, whichever striker can show his ability, his team will win.