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Re: La Liga (Spanish League) Prediction Thread 2023/24
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tusandii
on 29/02/2024, 14:19:53 UTC
By there is the rematch for the Athletic Bilbao - Atletico Madrid matchup in the Copa del Rey today. If you don't remember Athletic Bilbao beat them away in the first leg really surprisingly. Now they are in a very advantageous situation and bookmakers are also giving them a bigger chance to advance to next round.

Griezmann picked up an ankle injury and he is still injured. Not having him on the field will make things more difficult for Simeone. Maybe his form wasn't good in the recent times but he is still one of the most important players this season. I think this could really be the end of the road for Atletico Madrid here.  Sad
At that time Atletico Madrid had to accept defeat to Atletico Bilbao with a thin score of 1-0. It was a painful defeat because they got at their own headquarters and even in the game Atletico Madrid actually played better than their guests, but luck was not on their side at that time. Atletico Bilbao's goal came from the spot in the first half, in the 25th minute.
In this match Atletico Madrid certainly want to avenge their defeat in the previous match, and they want to do it at home to Atletico Madrid. For Atletico Madrid themselves there is no other choice but they have to appear to attack because they have to equalize the score first. This is the second leg of the semi-final, so there is no reason for them to play it safe, unless they are already ahead.
Maybe that can be done by Atletico Bilbao, but it is also definitely at risk if they play safe and more defensive. Because if they continue to get tension then they must increase their concentration even higher, because in a decisive match like this, concentration becomes something very important, because once they lose concentration then the opponent will be able to create goals.

It looks like in the Copa del Rey match, Atletico Madrid will lose their chance in the 1st leg Atletico Madrid failed to gain an advantage at home, instead losing due to a penalty kick, while in the 2nd leg, Atletico Madrid will experience a big problem having to play away and Bilbao this time is very lucky to win in the 1st leg and in the 2nd leg there will be no difficulties because away or home matches give very different results and if Atletico Madrid fails to get 1 score ahead of Bilbao, there will be no chance again.
Of course Griezmann's absence has a bad impact because he always scores Atletico Madrid and his contribution is very big and if he is still absent I'm not sure Altetico Madrid can hold on to a draw.