Bayer Leverkusen will welcome Atletico Madrid to BayArena this Tuesday for the second group stage of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season.
Venue: BayArena (Leverkusen)
Key Statistics
Bayer Leverkusen have won only one game this season (D1, L6).
They have failed to score in three of their eight games in all competitions this season.
The hosts have lost their last three games played at home conceding 2+ goals in each of the games.
Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last five away games (W4, D1).
They have kept two clean sheets in three away games this season, conceding only once in that period.
The visitors have failed to score in only one of their last ten games in all competitions.
Head to head
Atletico Madrid have enjoyed the superiority in this fixture, with three wins in eight competitive fixtures against Leverkusen (D3, L2).
Latest performances in all competitions
Bayer Leverkusen: D-L-L-W-L
Atletico Madrid: W-W-D-W-L
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen will look to get just their second win of the season when teeth host Atletico Madrid in the Bay Arena on Tuesday.
Gerardo Seoane’s team have been abysmal this season and are winless in their last three games. Die Werkself lost their opening Champions League game to Club Brugge last week and followed that up with a draw at home to Hoffenheim.
With both Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid claiming victories last week, Bayer Leverkusen will be under pressure to get a win to keep their hopes of qualification alive.
Gerardo Seoane will be hoping that his team can turn their season around with a win against Diego Simeone’s side with the home crowd cheering them on. However, a win against the Spanish team does not come cheaply for the Germans, as they had to wait four years to record their first win over five legs against the Spaniards, who claimed three wins in those encounters, with one draw.
Possible Bayer Leverkusen starting line-up
Lukas Hradecky; Jeremie Frimpong, Edmond Tapsoba, Jonathan Tah, Mitchel Bakker; Robert Andrich, Robert Andrich; Kerem Demirbay, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Moussa Diaby; Patrik Schick.
Injured: Amine Adli, Florian Wirtz, Karim Bellarabi, Andrey Lunev
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid romped to a 4-1 win over Celta Vigo last weekend with goals from Angel Correa, Yannick Carrasco, Rodrigo De Paul and an own-goal from Unai Nunez ensuring that Diego Simeone’s side kept within touching distance of the top four.
Rojiblancos currently top Group B on goal difference after beating FC Porto in their opening game last week. A die-minute goal from Antoine Griezmann ensured that the spoils were not shared at the Wanda Metropolitano after Mateus Uribe had cancelled out Mario Hermoso’s opening goal for the Capital Club.
Diego Simeone’s men are tipped as favourites to progress to the next round as group champions, but a tricky test awaits the Spanish team in Germany.
With the heroics of Antoine Griezmann against Porto, it will be interesting to see if Diego Simeone will hand the Frenchman his first start of the season despite the wishes of the Club hierarchy who do not wish to activate the automatic buyout clause inserted into his loan deal, by keeping the striker on the bench.
Possible Atletico Madrid starting line-up
Ivo Grbic; Nahuel Molina Lucero, Mario Hermoso, Reinildo, Axel Witsel, Yannick Carrasco; Geoffrey Kondogbia, Rodrigo De Paul, Thomas Lemar; Joao Felix, Alvaro Morata.
Injured: Stefan Savic, Sergio Reguilon, Jose Gimenez
Doubtful: None
Suspended: None
Prediction
Bayer Leverkusen 0-2 Atletico Madrid
