Date: Thursday 19th September, 2024
Time: 8:00 pm
Stadium Civitas Metropolitano
Referee
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Atletico Madrid
The Atletico squad has been freshened up over the summer, with 24-year-old pair Julian Alvarez and Conor Gallagher both arriving from the Premier League.
That has brought their average age right down, considering it was 31 when they faced Borussia Dortmund in last season's quarter-final second leg - the club's highest-ever in this competition.
Both Gallagher and Alvarez scored at the weekend, the latter doing so off the bench, but Argentina's World Cup winner should come into the starting XI here, most likely replacing Alexander Sorloth.
On the injury front, Pablo Barrios (muscle) and full-back Reinildo (leg) are the only two current absentees for the hosts.
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Le Normand, Gimenez, Azpilicueta; Marcos Llorente, De Paul, Koke, Gallagher, Lino; Alvarez, Griezmann
RB Leipzig
Leipzig are also without two players for this trip to Madrid, with Xaver Schlager recovering from an ACL injury, and Assan Ouedraogo sidelined for a few weeks with a less serious knee injury.
Captain Willi Orban has been serving a domestic suspension following a straight red card against Bochum, but he should come back into the side for this one.
Orban could line up alongside new boy Lutsharel Geertruida, who joined from Feyenoord late in the window and made his debut at the weekend, while Arthur Vermeeren could face his parent club after arriving on loan from Atletico over the summer.
RB Leipzig possible starting lineup:
Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Lukeba; Henrichs, Haidara, Kampl, Raum; Sesko, Simons, Openda
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 3-1 RB Leipzig
| Posted: at | |
Holopid
gogoman
TRENDING GISTS 
Delta Police Neutralize Three Suspected Kidnappers Who Killed Two Policemen In Delta Community
Mother Of Three Faces Heartbreak As Husband Mysteriously Vanishes After His Father’s Burial
Photo Of Man, Motunrayo Olaniyi Arrested For Stabbing Pregnant Wife, Olajumoke & Setting Her Body Ablaze In Lagos
"Why I Don't Have Many Friends" - Actress, Bolaji Ogunmola Advocates For Small Social Circles & Self-Advocacy