Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Predictions

Carlo Ancelotti’s men have a one-goal advantage over Diego Simeone’s men. Real Madrid will be looking to use the advantage and are likely to eliminate Atletico Madrid from the Champions League.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Civitas Metropolitano, Madrid

Date: Wednesday, 12^th March 2025

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid reconvene for the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie at the Metropolitano on Wednesday night, with Los Blancos leading 2-1 after a nail-biting clash last week.

Brahim Diaz netted the late winner for Carlo Ancelotti's side at the Bernabeu last Tuesday, after Rodrygo and Julian Alvarez had scored sensational goals for both sides in either half.

Head-to-head:

• Atletico Madrid have won 2 of the 10 Madrid derbies in the UEFA Champions League between the two teams.
• Real Madrid recorded 6 victories.
• The remaining 2 clashes ended in draws.
• This will be the 11^th meeting between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the UCL.
• The previous three meetings between Los Blancos and Diego Simeone’s men before the first leg all ended 1-1.
• Real Madrid have progressed from 21 of their last 22 UCL ties after winning the first leg.
• Diego Simeone’s men have lost the first leg in six previous Champions League ties and have come back to progress from three of them.

Form:

• Atletico Madrid in the Champions League: W-W-W-W-L
• Atletico Madrid in all competitions: W-D-W-L-L
• Real Madrid in the Champions League: W-W-W-W-W
• Real Madrid in all competitions: W-W-L-W-W

Team News:

• Koke will not be a part of the Atletico Madrid squad as he is injured.
• Real Madrid will be without the services of Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Daniel Ceballos, and Jesus Vallejo due to their injuries

Player(s) to watch:

• Julian Alvarez is in good form for Atletico Madrid. Julian Alvarez is the top goal-getter in both La Liga and the UCL for Atleti. For Diego Simeone, the Argentine will be the first-choice forward alongside Antoine Griezmann for the big match against Real Madrid. Alvarez knows how to find spaces in the opponent’s defence.
• Kylian Mbappe has been in great form for Los Blancos in his debut season. He has already scored 18 goals in La Liga and nine goals in the Champions League for Real Madrid. Alongside Vinicus Jr and Rodrygo, the Frenchman is a menace to the opponent’s defence. He recently scored a UCL hat-trick for Real Madrid.