The home field will be the mainstay for Atletico in this difficult match. In 17 appearances on all fronts at the "hometown" of Wanda Metropolitano, coach Diego Simeone and his students have 13 wins and only one loss.
At home, the Spanish representative has never experienced defeat in the Champions League arena. In the last 8 matches they have won all, keeping 7 clean sheets. The achievement of Coach Simeone and his team in round 1.8 is very impressive, they have never lost in their last 4 appearances.
On the other side of the front, Juventus are not far behind when they defeated Sassuolo vs Frosinone with a score of 3-0 in both of the last 2 rounds in Serie A. This achievement helped them consolidate their top position in Serie A with a 13-point gap over Napoli. In 10 matches, Juventus have won 7 times in total and have only lost 1 time.
Cristiano Ronaldo is of course the focus of this match. Remember, among the teams in Spain, Atletico is the Portuguese superstar's favorite prey. Ronaldo scored 22 goals in 29 meetings with Atletico.
Atletico fans must not forget the times Ronaldo sowed nightmares for their team. Ronaldo twice busted Atletico's Champions League dream in the 2013 2014 and 2015-16 finals.
Despite being 34 years old, Ronaldo has maintained his destructive form this season. He is leading the scoring list in Serie A with 19 goals. Of Juventus's 52 goals this season, 29 have been in Ronaldo's footsteps.
Atletico vs Juventus is a balanced match. Will home advantage help Atletico overcome the old Mrs. Lam? Or the match will be decided by a familiar star - Ronaldo.
Expected lineup:
Atletico Madrid: Jan Oblak, Juanfran, Jose Maria Gimenez, Lucas Hernandez, Filipe Luis, Thomas Lemar, Rodrigo Hernandez Cascante, Saul Niguez, Koke, Diego Costa, Antoine Griezmann
Juventus: Wojciech Szczesny, Mattia De sciglio, Daniele Rugani, Giorgio Chiellini, Alex Sandro, Emre Can, Miralem Pjanic, Blaise Matuidi, Paulo Dybala, Mario Mandzukic, Cristiano Ronaldo
Score prediction: 1-2
