Betting tips for Atl. Madrid VS Juventus 20.02.2019

Atletico Madrid and Juventus face each other on Wednesday in the Wanda Metropolitano, a challenge to count for the first leg of the last 16 of the Champions League. Atletico Madrid returned to winning ways in the Spanish championship, ending a record of two consecutive defeats. On the other side comes a Juventus focused on winning this title, and rely on Cristiano Ronaldo for challenging encounters like this.

Atletico Madrid arrive here after qualifying second to Group A behind Borussia Dortmund and ahead of Club Brugge and AS Monaco. After defeats against Real Betis (1-0) and Real Madrid (1-3), Atletico Madrid redeemed themselves on the final day and beat Rayo Vallecano (0-1), returning again to winning ways and gaining confidence in good time, since it counts here with a clash of enormous magnitude. At home it is usually where Atletico Madrid add up to a better result as they have won all three group stage matches against Club Brugge (3-1), Borussia Dortmund (2-0) and AS Monaco (2-0) .

The team did not concede a goal in the last three matches for the Champions League, and now faces a strong and well-organized team. The defensive aspect has always been the strong point of the team of Madrid, but here will face a set that is also exemplary in the defensive process, and Diego Simeone needs to be able to take advantage of the home factor and start a result that gives him maneuvering room for the trip to Turin in the second leg. The return of Diego Costa came in good time, but for having been so long without competing, you can give up your place next to Griezmann to Morata. Lucas Hernández, injured, is confirmed low, and Filipe Luis, Partey, Diego Costa and Gimenez are in for a yellow card to miss the next game.


 Juventus, meanwhile, arrives here after qualifying as Group H leaders, ahead of Manchester United, Valencia and Young Boys. After a tough defeat in the Italian Cup quarter-finals against Atalanta (3-0), Juventus drew 1-1 at Parma (3-0) and won the following two matches against Sassuolo (0- 3) and Frosinone (3-0). Juve's aspirations for this competition are clear, to win the trophy. For several consecutive seasons the Turin giant has been aiming to win the Champions League as their main objective but has failed successively and Cristiano Ronaldo's hiring was also based on increasing his chances of winning, something perfectly plausible. Out of doors during the group stage, the Italian side won the first two matches against Valencia (0-2) and Manchester United (0-1), and then lost to Young Boys (2-1).

Bonucci and Cheillini's comebacks are at an excellent time, but now they are just outside, injured, while Matuidi and Alex Sandro are at risk of missing out on the next match if they see the yellow card. Cristiano Ronaldo has good memories when it comes to eliminating Atletico Madrid in the competition, and this guarantees some morale to the team, which places a lot of confidence in its quality. Juventus are a very strong team both to defend and to attack, and their opponents in the field are not easy, especially in the condition of visited, reason why the Vecchia Signora will try to score at least one goal in order to arrive well positioned in the second hand.



Two teams that fight with everything from the first to the last whistle, that are fierce and compete all the balls face here, in a challenge to expect intense and with much emotion. Any of the sets are organized and very cautious in the defensive process, but Atletico Madrid need to assert the home factor and look for a good result that will guarantee some advantage in the second hand. However, Juve is not only strong defensively, but also impressive in the offensive process, having scored at least 1 goal in 32 out of 33 appearances this season in all competitions.