Date :Tuesday 27th, October 2020
Time: 9:00pm
Stadium Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
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Team News
Athletico Madrid
Atletico will again be without the services of Diego Costa and Sime Vrsaljko through injury, while Saul Niguez remains a doubt for the home side.
Jose Gimenez is yet to make a single appearance this season after being diagnosed with coronavirus and then picking up a muscular issue, but the centre-back was on the bench against Betis and could now make the XI.
Joao Felix started on the bench against Betis on Saturday but should return in the final third of the field, while Renan Lodi and Yannick Carrasco are also expected to make the XI.
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi; Correa, Torreira, Koke, Carrasco; Felix, Suarez
Atletico Madrid Champions League form: LWWWLL
Atletico Madrid form (all competitions): WDDWLW
Salzburg
As for Salzburg, Antoine Bernede remains on the sidelines with a broken leg, but the Austrian side are otherwise in good shape when it comes to absentees for this contest.
The visitors, who have scored 19 times in five domestic games this season, are likely to have Patson Daka and Sekou Koita as a front two, and the pair have been full of goals in the early stages of 2020-21, finding the back of the net on 17 occasions between them.
Dominik Szoboszlai, who was linked with a number of clubs over the summer, has also been in fine form this season, scoring four times and registering seven assists in nine appearances in all competitions, and the reported Arsenal target should line up in a wide area.
Red Bull Salzburg possible starting lineup:
Stankovic; Vallci, Ramalho, Wober, Ulmer; Mwepu, Camara, Junuzovic, Szoboszlai; Koita, Daka
Red Bull Salzburg Champions League form: DWLWWD
Red Bull Salzburg form (all competitions): WWWWDW
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Red Bull Salzburg
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