After a somewhat disappointing season in the La Liga, Atletico Madrid are looking to turn the tide in the UEFA Champions League. They surely have a huge boost in confidence after ousting reigning Champions, Liverpool in the previous round.
RB Leipzig ousted previous years finalists, Tottenham in the previous round. They also landed at no.3 in the Bundesliga. Timo Werner was no. 2 when it came to goal scoring in the Bundesliga while Christopher Nkunku was no.3 in the assists column.
MATCH DETAILS:
When: August 14, 12:30 AM IST
Where: Estadio Jose Alvalade
Capacity: 50,095
RB Leipzig : D W W W D
Atletico Madrid: W D W W D
More on Head to Head here: RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid Head to Head
RBL vs ATM Dream11 Team News: Injuries and Suspensions
RB Leipzig will have to do without Timo Werner after his move to Chelsea. Marco Sabitzer had an injury as well but seems fit to play. Other than that, the rest is mostly the same as usual.
Atletico Madrid will have to play without Angel Correa and Sime Vrsaljko as both unfortunately tested positive for coronavirus.
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:
Oblak; Trippier, Savic, Gimenez, Lodi; Llorente, Partey, Saul, Koke; Felix, Morata
RB Leipzig possible starting lineup:
Gulacsi; Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg; Mukiele, Laimer, Sabitzer, Angelino; Nkunku, Olmo; Schick
Key Players:
Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak
RB Leipzig: Christopher Nkunku
RBL v ATM Dream11 Fantasy Team:
GK: Oblak (LIV )
DEF : Savic (ATM), Halstenberg (RBL), Klostermann (LIV)
MID : Llorente (ATM), Nkunku (RBL), Niguez (ATM), Laimer ( RBL)
ST : Schick (RBL), Joao Felix (ATM), Morata (ATM)
Create your team here on Dream11: RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid Champions League
Fantasy Prediction: A 1-1 draw. Both teams are evenly matched. They should each score given the strong midfielders on each side.
NOTE:
The match preview of the RBL v ATM fixture is given here along with fantasy match predictions and predicted playing 11.
