One of the standout ties in the Champions League last-16 knockouts see Real Madrid welcome bitter rivals Atletico Madrid to the Bernabeau on Tuesday night. An all Spanish tie will intrigue millions around the world with Real Madrid aiming for their 16th Champions League trophy, but will need to get past their stubborn rivals in Atletico Madrid first.
Real Madrid knocked out Man City once again to progress into the last-16, which was their ninth successive unbeaten knockout result in the UCL. Real Madrid, simply put, just know how to win when it comes to the Champions League knockout stages – especially in front of the Los Blanco’s home faithful. Ancelotti’s side have lost just once in their last 18 home UCL games.
Atletico Madrid are having a terrific season once again under Diego Simeone. They have lost just 1 game in their last 26 games in all competitions – this will be no easy task for Real Madrid. Interesingly, in all of the last 5 meetings between these two sides – it has been a draw across 90 mins, with the last 3 games ending1-1.
Across two legs, the home tie is vital for this Real Madrid side who will want to go to the Metropolitano with an advantage. We are backing Real Madrid to avoid defeat here, and combining this with one of their many star men – Kylian Mbappe.
Mbappe was absolutely terrific vs Man City, as he has been since joining Real Madrid. Mbappe’s starred in the last round scoring 3 goals vs Man City and will be absolutely brimming with confidence going into this one. Madrid will once again be looking at the Frenchman to supply the goods if they are to take anything into the second leg.
Mbappe has seen 1+ SOT in 9/9 UCL starts this season and seen 2+ SOT in 7/9 UCL starts. Mbappe SOT stats (Home) in the UCL: 5, 1, 3, 2, 4.
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