European week for Atletico Madrid. This Wednesday, the Colchoneros host Borussia Dortmund at the Wanda Metropolitano in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League.
This meeting is certainly the least flashy on paper but it nevertheless remains a very high-level poster between two quality teams who will compete for a place in the last four of the most prestigious club competition.
This Tuesday at a press conference Diego Simeone spoke about this match which promises to be indecisive and complicated. The boss of the Madrid club returned to the importance of this part and mentioned his X factor Antoine Griezmann. The Argentinian says a big Griezmann will be needed if the Spanish club hope to reach the semi-finals.
“ During the last matches, he was injured. He played against Inter and scored the equalizing goal. We didn't start him against Barcelona and he came back against Villarreal, where he had a good first half. We need the best Griezmann,” he added. A strong signal sent to his player a few hours before the game.
Which team on the Colchoneros side?
The Atletico de Madrid players dream of qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament but above all of returning to the final after failures in 2014 and 2016. For this first round, Diego Simeone should field an ultra competitive team to thwart the Borussia Dortmund which continues to gain momentum this season.
Here is Atletico Madrid's probable 11 against Dortmund: Oblak – Witsel, Gimenez, Azpilicueta – Molina, Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Lino – Griezmann, Morata
