2023/2024 Champions League: Atletico Vs Celtic, Lapang Road Towards Round Of 16

Antoine Griezmann, an Atletico Madrid striker who performed brilliantly during the match against Celtic. (photo: Twitter @atleti)

JAKARTA - The fourth match of the 2023/2024 Champions League Group E phase will present a duel between Atletico Madrid vs Celtic. The match will be held at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday, November 8 at 03.00 WIB.

This meeting is the second time each team has met in this competition. This time Atletico is a team that is more superior if you look at the position of the standings..

Diego Simeone's team currently ranks second in Group E. While Celtic is in fourth place.

With the distance between the standings and the target for each team to qualify for the main round, the match is predicted to be an interesting and important match for each team.

To face Celtic, Atletico has no flashy record. The reason is that in the first leg meeting at Celtic headquarters they were only able to finish the match with a 2-2 draw.

Long before that, Atletico and Celtic had met in the Europa League group stage for the 2011-2012 season. At that time Atletico won 2-0 in Madrid and Celtic won 1-0 at Celtic Park.

If you rely on the results in each team's domestic match, Celtic's performance is more promising. Brendan Rodgers' team has recorded 10 wins and 2 draws in this season's Scottish Premiership.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid just suffered defeat to Las Palmas with a score of 2-1 in the 12th week of the Spanish League this weekend.

However, Atletico have a positive record against the Scottish teams, while Celtic are often made difficult against the Spanish teams.

Although Atletico's Champions League trip this season has not gone smoothly, they recently set a club record by winning 14 straight wins at home in La Liga.

They also won seven of their last nine games. However, poor results in away matches make home matches very important for Atletico as they prepare for Celtic.

Atletico Madrid have never lost to Celtic in a previous meeting, with four wins from seven previous meetings. Victory in this match will bring them closer to the last 16 of the Champions League.

Celtic will travel to Madrid with a record of nine consecutive defeats in Spain. They also won only one win from their last 16 away games in the Champions League.

Celtic got a point in their previous game against Atletico, with goals from Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma. However, they are still at the bottom of Group E with three games remaining. They are three points behind Lazio who are in third place. Despite appearing strong in the domestic league, Celtic is still facing difficulties in Europe's top club competition.

Ahead of the face with Atletico several Celtic players were injured, including Reo Hate who was absent for two months after a hamstring injury in the match against Atletico on Matchday 3.

This situation made Atletico a little more confident when appearing in front of their own supporters. They will definitely exert their strength to get full points to continue to be at the top of the rankings.

Estimated Lineup:

Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Witsel, Hermoso; Molina, De Paul, Koke, Saul, Riquelme; Griezmann, Morata

Celtic: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; Marijuana, McGregor, O'Riley; Palma, Furuhashi, Maeda