Match details:

Champions League, 2021-22
Atletico Madrid vs. Liverpool
Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid
Date. October 20, 2021
Kick-off: 12:30 am IST

Preview:

Atletico Madrid are going to host round 3 game of the UEFA Champions League against Liverpool at Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid in Spain. In the last encounter of the Champions League, Atletico Madrid secured an easy 2-1 win against Milan and are currently standing at the 2nd spot on the Group B points table. On the other hand, Liverpool have also beaten FC Porto by a scoreline of 5-1 in the last Champions League game and are placed at the top position on the Group B points table.

After examining the recent form and statistics of these two sides, Liverpool are the slight favourites to secure a win in this encounter but we can expect goals from both ends of the pitch.

Head to Head Record:

Atletico Madrid: 4
Liverpool: 1
Draw: 2

Suspension, Not available & Injured:

Atletico Madrid:

Jose Maria Gimenez (Injured), Marcos Llorente (Injured), Matheus Cunha (Injured), Stefan Savic (Suspended)

Liverpool:

Thiago Alcantara (Injured), Harvey Elliott (Injured)

Probable starting line-up:

Atletico Madrid(3-1-4-2):

Jan Oblak, Mario Hermoso, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Felipe, Koke, Yannick Carrasco, Thomas Lemar, Rodrigo de Paul, Kieran Trippier, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez

Liverpool (4-3-3):

Alisson, Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah

Top picks:

Mohamed Salah: Liverpools attacking forward has scored 3 goals in the Champions League this season. He has an average of 3.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 85. He is a clear choice for captaincy in your small league fantasy teams.

Roberto Firmino: Liverpools forward has scored 2 goals in the Champions League this season. He has an average of 2.0 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 75. He is a differential pick for captaincy in this encounter.

Antoine Griezmann: Atletico Madrids attacking forward has scored 1 goal in the Champions League this season. He has an average of 0.5 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 80. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Luis Suarez: Atletico Madrids forward has scored 1 goal in the Champions League this season. He has an average of 4.0 shots per game on goal with a successful passing percentage of 67. He is a must-have pick in your small league fantasy teams.

Choices for captain and vice-captain:

Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez

Score prediction for the Small League:

Atletico Madrid (2-1) Liverpool

Team combination:

Preferable contest: Head to Head, Small league up to 10 members.

Disclaimer: The views expressed here are of the author and are not a reflection of the actual points you might earn.