UEFA Champions League: Atletico Madrid vs PSV Eindhoven preview

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March 14th, 2016
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After a goalless first leg Atletico Madrid play host to PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday in a match that will decide which of the two teams will advance to the Champions League quarter-finals. The only previous clash between these two teams was back in 2008, in the group stage of the same competition, and Atletico Madrid won both matches: 3-0 in Holland and 2-1 at home.

Atletico Madrid have been in superb form lately, after the goalless draw against PSV they secured four consecutive league wins, including away triumphs over rivals Real Madrid and Valencia. They have not lost a match since the end of January, when they were defeated 2-1 by Barcelona. They are second behind the Catalan giants in the Primera Liga table, eight points behind the leaders and four clear of third-placed Real. Tiago and Stefan Savic will be unavailable through injury, but all the other players are fit and ready to go.

PSV are unbeaten in seven games in all competitions, with 5 wins and 2 draws in the process. However, last time out they were held to a 1-1 home draw by Heerenven, a result which left PSV top of the Dutch top flight table, but just one point clear of second-placed Ajax. PSV are clear underdogs in this meeting but on the other hand they have absolutely nothing to lose here. They will enjoy an improved attack compared to the first leg as towering striker Luuk de Jong will be back in the starting line-up after having served a suspension. Gaston Pereiro is suspended for the second leg while Simon Poulsen is out injured.

Probable line-ups:

Atletico: Oblak - Juanfran, Gimenez, Godin, Filipe Luis - Niguez, Gabi, Koke, Carrasco - Griezmann, Torres

PSV: Zoet - Arias, Bruma, Moreno, Willems - Propper, Hendrix, Guardado - Narsingh, De Jong, Locadia

My prediction: Atletico to win 2-0.

Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:

Atletico win - 1.30 Draw - 5.50 PSV win - 13.00

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