Tuesday (06/12/2016)
20:45 (WAT)
There is little riding on this Champions League game at the Allianz Arena but our tipster thinks that these two European giants will provide entertainment at both ends
If Atletico Madrid have been underwhelming on the domestic front in the last six weeks, in Europe, Diego Simeone's men have genuinely excelled.
Last season's beaten finalists are the only side left in the Champions League with a 100 per cent record and their five victories have seen them seal top spot in Group D with a game to spare.
Their position in the group will be of comfort to the manager and fans alike who have seen the side drop off the pace in La Liga and Saturday's goalless draw at home to Espanyol saw them remain nine points behind leaders Real Madrid.
Their opponents on Tuesday night are also not having things their own way domestically with Bayern Munich sitting three points behind newly promoted RB Leipzig who top the Bundesliga.
Carlo Ancelotti's tenure in Bavaria has begun in difficult fashion, with Bayern's tendency to concede goals costing them on more than one occasion. Indeed their 3-2 defeat in Russia against Champions League newcomers Rostov last time out has consigned them to second place in Group D and rendered the visit of Atletico effectively a dead rubber.
Ancelotti however could do with a good performance and a win to ease the pressure which is threatening to build and bet365 offer the hosts at . The visitors meanwhile who won 1-0 in Madrid when the sides met earlier in the tournament, can be backed at while the draw is priced at .
Certainly it feels as if this game is of more significance to Bayern than it is to Atleti, a fact underlined by Diego Simeone deciding to rest both Thiago and Filipe Luis. Neither are in the matchday squad for the game, although Fernando Torres returns having missed the last three matches.
This will be the fourth meeting between these two sides in 2016, with Atletico knocking out Bayern in the semi finals of last season's competition and in all three of those previous matches the Spanish side have scored.
Bayern have conceded in each of their last eight matches in all competitions and while Atletico might not be prioritising the game, they can still cause the Germans some problems. The price of for both teams to score in worth considering, with this bet paying out in Bayern's last three Champions League matches.
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