Simply over one week after the goal-fest in Saudi Arabia which was Atletico Madrid and Actual Madrid’s Spanish Supercopa semifinal conflict which completed 5-3 to Los Blancos, the 2 bitter rivals meet once more within the Copa del Rey final 16 this Thursday. It may not be as open as the newest instalment of the Madrid Derby however Atleti shall be eager to avenge such a heavy beating from their neighbors. Diego Simeone’s aspect noticed off Lugo to get right here whereas Carlo Ancelotti’s males beat Arandina. The house aspect have been knocked out at this stage in two of the previous three seasons so will need to keep away from that once more and eradicate a title menace on the identical time. Actual have picked up their thirteenth Supercopa title since final week’s assembly and are actually on a seven-game profitable run with a 21-game unbeaten streak forming. That mentioned, their final loss got here towards Atleti again in September and Actual have solely received as soon as from their final 5 visits to their rivals’ den.
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How one can watch and odds
- Date: Thursday, Jan. 18 | Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Estadio Civitas Metropolitano — Madrid, Spain
- Reside Stream: ESPN+
- Odds: Atletico +160; Draw: +250; Actual +130
Workforce information
Atletico: Memphis Depay is more likely to solely make the bench right here whereas Reinildo is on the Africa Cup of Nations and Vitolo in addition to Thomas Lemar are out. Pablo Barrios will want a late verify however Saul Niguez ought to begin alongside Koke and Rodrigo de Paul.
Potential Atletico XI: Oblak; Witsel, Gimenez, Hermoso; Molina, De Paul, Koke, Saul, Lino; Morata, Griezmann.
Actual: Aurelien Tchouameni may very well be a doubt to start out whereas Lucas Vazquez is out and joins Eder Militao, Thibaut Courtois and David Alaba within the remedy room. Eduardo Camavinga is more likely to begin whereas Ancelotti has already confirmed that goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will begin as a substitute of Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Potential Actual XI: Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Fernandez, Mendy; Valverde, Camavinga, Kroos; Bellingham; Joselu, Vinicius Jr.
Prediction
Atletico obtained the win final time and it may very well be the identical once more right here as Actual face a backlash from their rivals. It is going to be tight and a draw over 90 minutes wouldn’t be a shock however Simeone’s aspect might nearly grind out the win right here to advance. Choose: Atletico 2, Actual 1.
