Overview
Atletico Madrid invested heavily in the summer transfer market of 2024. They brought in a series of quality new players with the goal of regaining their position in both domestic and European competitions.
However, since the beginning of the season, the performance of the Madrid representative has not been really stable. They played relatively well in La Liga when they were in the top 3 leading teams, but struggled a lot in the Champions League.
Coach Diego Simeone's team is disappointing as they are currently ranked 23rd in the Champions League. The La Liga representative suffered unbelievable defeats such as 0-4 against Benfica or being defeated by Lille right at home with a score of 1-3.
This disappointing run of form puts Atletico in a precarious position and they could be eliminated from the group stage if they don't improve their results soon.
Sparta Prague are one of the weakest opponents Atletico have faced in the Champions League group stage this year, so they need to make the most of this opportunity to accumulate points and maintain their position in the top 24.
Put on the scale, Atletico is clearly better than Sparta in every aspect, from personnel quality to class. Moreover, Sparta is going through a series of 4 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory.
Although playing at home in the next match, not many people believe that Sparta can create a surprise against Atletico. The Spanish representative is superior in every aspect and it is very difficult for them to drop points in this match.
In terms of head-to-head record, this will be the first time Sparta Praha and Atletico Madrid have met in history.
Human resources situation
Sparta Prague have a number of players out through injury, including Veljko Birmancevic, Angelo Preciado and Jaroslav Zeleny. Elias Cobbaut was also forced off last weekend and will be replaced by Martin Vitik.
On the other side of the front line, Julian Alvarez is likely to partner Antoine Griezmann in Atletico Madrid's attack. Meanwhile, Rodrigo De Paul is also trying to start in midfield, while Jose Gimenez will return to defense.
Expected lineup:
Sparta Praha: Vindahl, Vitik, Panak, Sorensen, Rynes, Sadilek, Kairinen, Suchomel, Haraslin, Pesek, Olatunji.
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Galan, Lenglet, Gimenez, Azpilicueta, De Paul, Koke, Barrios, Llorente, Griezmann, Alvarez.
The match between Sparta Praha and Atletico Madrid takes place at 0:45 am on November 27 (Vietnam time).
