For the 4th matchday of the 2nd group of the Champions League, Atlético Madrid welcomes Bruges to Cívitas Metropolitano. The group is completed by Porto and Leverkusen, the first two in the ranking qualify for the next stage of the competition, the third continues in the Europa League.
Atletico fell victim to a surprise last week in Belgium, losing 2-0 to Club Brugge. A result that leaves them unfair as they were the team that had the superiority and the most opportunities but the Belgians were more efficient and with a goal in each half they won.
This was Atletico's second defeat in the group which puts them in danger of qualifying, remained at 3 points, as many as Porto and Leverkusen against 9 of the first Bruges.
On Saturday, for the championship, Girona prevailed even though it was difficult in Madrid with 2-1 and at the end of the 8th season she was in 4th place with 16 points.
Brugge was highly effective against Atlético, capitalized on the few chances he had in the match and got a great 2-0 win. However, they had an ally and luck when they needed it, like in the 76th minute when the visitors missed a penalty and missed the opportunity to reduce the score.
That's how he made the absolute wins in the first 3 games of the group reaching 9 points, without conceding a goal yet, and is now the absolute favorite not only for qualification to the next phase but also for the first place in the group.
On Saturday, however, it landed uneventfully, having many changes in its lineup, it was defeated at home by the newly-enlightened Westerlo 2-0 paying for the many opportunities he missed. Thus, it remained in 3rd place with 22 points, 8 less than the first Antwerp, while on Sunday follows the big derby with Anderlecht in Brussels.
Atlético wants the win at all costs to keep hoping for 2nd place at the same time Brugge is first and nice. The odds show the Spanish team as the big favorite but I think they don't tell the truth when the hosts rarely keep a clean sheet in defense and Brugge has a lot of talent offensively.
Suggestion: Atletico Madrid – Bruges GG with odds of 2.10