Two surprise participants in the Champions League quarter-finals have come together to fight for a place in the remaining four finalists when Atlético Madrid host Borussia Dortmund in Spain on Wednesday.
Neither club has performed terribly impressively domestically. Madrid sit fourth in La Liga, barely clinging to a qualifying spot for next season, while Dortmund’s situation is even more dire, currently outside the Champions League places with a fifth-place finish in the Bundesliga. .
However, when it comes to European competition, neither side will give up and die. Dortmund won a tremendously challenging group before defeating PSV in the round of 16, and Madrid impressively overcame Inter on penalties after coming from behind to level the aggregate score in the second leg.
Antoine Griezmann’s health has been key for Atlético Madrid, as Diego Simeone’s team has struggled without him, losing to Barcelona and Cádiz in March and the Frenchman was not in the starting eleven, but should be healthy for this one match, which gives the hosts a big advantage. increase.
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Atlético de Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund prediction, odds
- Lean Money Line: Atlético de Madrid (-125)
- Score prediction: Atlético de Madrid 3-2 Borussia Dortmund
Atlético Madrid are simply a different team at home than they are away this season, and the contrast is stark. Barcelona’s 3-0 rout in mid-March showed that they really can be beaten at the Metropolitano, but before that, only one of the club’s 11 defeats this year in all competitions, and one of their five ties, occurred at home.
Dortmund have been curiously oppositional in the league, with four of their five defeats at home, but their only Champions League defeat so far came away from home, and BVB can generally be marked.
