Atletico Madrid vs Liverpool - Champions League Last 16 (1st Leg)

[Zapater]

Fairly confident about this one surprisingly. This is a new Atleti and they haven't been at their standards of previous years. They're a lot easier to score against. Still a good team, but expect a draw at worse.

[frank the tank]

I have a sneaky suspicion that Milner might start.

not sure about that. I don't think he will start a game like this because Klopp might not fancy him to finish the game if he starts him.

I suspect that he will be on the pitch no matter how the game pans out though....

[Yozza]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51537697

Simeone's last stand?

Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are looking strong to make it three finals in a row after coming top of Group E and face an Atletico Madrid - runners-up behind Juventus in Group D - at the Wanda Metropolitano, where the Reds lifted the trophy for the sixth time last year.

Klopp's side are running away with the Premier League title, dropping just two points all season, while Atletico are fourth in La Liga, 13 points behind leaders Real Madrid.

"Atletico are not the Atletico team they were before, when they had that team of warriors - all fighters who were typical Diego Simeone players. They had a nasty side," says Terreur.

"I watched them play Real Madrid and it was a very boring game, you see a team that is not a team any more."

Atletico had to rebuild in the summer after key players Antoine Griezmann, Lucas Hernandez, Rodri, Diego Godin, Filipe Luis and Juanfran all departed.

"I don't think they can sack Simeone," says Laurens. "He presents so much to that club. He might walk out himself if he thinks he reached the end. But this was always going to be a transitional year anyway, because so many big players left last summer.

"It was always going to take time for Simeone to make what he had last time with these players. Maybe he is finished and maybe he is too old school to succeed now. I would love to have seen this game three years ago.

"No, no way this Atletico side can trouble Liverpool."

[Liverpool]

Assuming we play well and get a few corners. Apparently they use man to man marking so VVD to score a header 20/1 and 25/1 for 2+ shots on target is some pwopa nawtee value.

[Kenneth]

It's cool af, I have no fear about this game whatsoever. Even if we lose we'll still do them at anfield anyway, and they know it.

[Mr Pink]

It's cool af, I have no fear about this game whatsoever. Even if we lose we'll still do them at anfield anyway, and they know it.

Simeone’s mother is gonna wish she never had him!! [emoji123][emoji123]


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[BigChief]

What a horrible position for Atletico fans to be in.

[Shaggy]

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[Shaggy]

Wearing this

[Shaggy]

Arguably the best bench we've ever had. Klopp's first game the subs were Bogdan, Toure, Allen, Ibe, Sinclair, Teixeira and Randall

[Shaggy]

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[Irishnev]

https://twitter.com/SquawkaNews/stat...41770860752896

4-5-1 for them and as you said that’s the best side/bench we can possibly have....not sure Shaq would make it

[Liverpool]

Thomas Lemar playing central and wide

[Roboklopp]

Arguably the best bench we've ever had. Klopp's first game the subs were Bogdan, Toure, Allen, Ibe, Sinclair, Teixeira and Randall

[Zapater]

https://twitter.com/SquawkaNews/stat...41770860752896

Despite recent results and everything said about them, that's still a hell of a strong team on paper with many great players. Still confident going into this one.