Levante vs Atletico Madrid - prediction, team news, lineups

Atletico Madrid volition purpose to grounds a seventh consecutive triumph successful Spain's apical formation erstwhile they caput to Levante connected Saturday afternoon.

Diego Simeone's broadside are 2nd successful the La Liga table, 2 points down the leaders Barcelona, portion Levante are 14th successful the part connected 10 points.

Match preview

Levante boast a grounds of 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats from their 10 league matches this season, with 10 points leaving them successful 14th, lone 2 points extracurricular of the relegation portion up of the adjacent acceptable of fixtures.

The Frogs, who finished 16th successful Spain's apical formation past season, volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 2-1 decision to Real Sociedad.

Luis Castro's broadside did grounds a 3-1 triumph implicit Athletic Bilbao successful their past crippled successful beforehand of their ain fans, though, which volition manus them assurance heading into this match.

Levante person lone won 10 of their erstwhile 41 matches against Atletico successful each competitions, but it was 0-0 erstwhile the 2 teams past locked horns successful January of this year.

The Frogs were past victorious against Atletico successful February 2022, and they person lone mislaid 2 of their past 7 matches against the Red and Whites.

Atletico volition participate this lucifer disconnected the backmost of a 1-0 decision against Deportivo La Coruna successful La Liga, with the effect moving them onto 25 points from their 10 matches, which has near them 2nd successful the division, 2 points down the leaders Barcelona.

Simeone's broadside person won each of their past six league matches against Real Sociedad, Osasuna, Real Madrid, Alaves, Espanyol and Deportivo, and the superior outfit are precise overmuch successful a rubric contention astatine this signifier of proceedings.

Atletico person besides picked up 4 points from their past 2 Champions League matches, and they volition instrumentality to European enactment astatine location to Bayern Munich adjacent week.

The Red and Whites volition instrumentality connected Barcelona successful La Liga adjacent weekend, and it volition beryllium fascinating to spot however Simeone's squad execute against the champions.

Atletico finished 4th successful Spain's apical formation past season, 25 points disconnected the champions Barcelona, but this squad looks susceptible of being firmly successful the rubric contention this term.

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Team News

Levante are acceptable to beryllium without the services of Roger Brugue and Enzo Bardeli for the league contention with Atletico this weekend.

Brugue, who is the team's starring goalscorer this play with five, picked up an wounded against Real Sociedad past clip retired and is apt to beryllium replaced successful the starting broadside by Victor Garcia.

Ivan Romero netted 3 times successful 10 appearances for Levante this play and is acceptable to proceed successful the last 3rd of the tract connected Saturday.

As for Atletico, Koke, Cristian Romero and Johnny Cardoso are erstwhile again expected to miss retired done injury, but the visitors are different successful beardown shape.

Julian Alvarez has present scored successful back-to-back matches, and the Argentina planetary should proceed done the mediate for Simeone's side.

Lee Kang-in and Alex Baena are besides successful enactment to start, meaning that Giuliano Simeone is expected to instrumentality the spot of Ademola Lookman successful the starting side.

Levante imaginable starting lineup:

Ryan; Perez, Mandi, Ndukwe, Sanchez; Fernandez, Requena, Olasagasti, V Garcia; Ratkov, Romero

Atletico Madrid imaginable starting lineup:

Oblak; Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Grimaldo; Barrios, Hjulmand, Baena; Simeone, Alvarez, Lee

We say: Levante 0-1 Atletico Madrid

Atletico are successful a bully spot astatine the moment, and we are expecting Simeone's squad to shadiness a adjacent lucifer against Levante this weekend.

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