Girona vs Atletico Madrid: Los Colchoneros' fourth consecutive victory mission

JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid will continue their run in La Liga by visiting Girona's home on Sunday, December 22 afternoon local time. Diego Simeone's troops are aiming for four consecutive wins in all competitions, while the hosts are trying to stay away from the relegation zone.

Atletico currently ranks fourth in the La Liga standings with 34 points from 17 matches, nine points behind leaders Barcelona. Meanwhile, Girona is in a precarious position in 18th place, collecting only 15 points from 16 matches.

Girona have had a tough season so far with three wins, six draws and seven defeats. However, Michel's team has the advantage of having more preparation time after being eliminated from the Copa del Rey and last playing on December 12, 2025, when they beat Real Sociedad 2-1.

At home, Girona is quite competitive. They collected 11 points from eight home games, a record that gives hope when hosting Atletico. However, in terms of meeting records, Girona is not favored. From 12 meetings against Atletico, they only managed to win one, namely a dramatic 4-3 victory in January 2024.

Atletico Madrid comes with high confidence. After beating Baleares 3-2 in the Copa del Rey in the middle of the week, Los Colchoneros also previously defeated Valencia 2-1 in La Liga. The result was a positive response after the shocking defeat from Athletic Bilbao earlier in December.

Currently, Atletico is five points behind Real Madrid in second place and nine points behind Barcelona. The victory over Girona is crucial for them to keep the distance with the top of the standings. In addition, Atletico's performance in the European competition is also quite solid, ranking eighth in the Champions League standings.

Girona is in a crisis of players. A number of names such as Donny van de Beek, Cristhian Stuani, Abel Ruiz, Portu, to David Lopez are confirmed to be absent. Azzedine Ounahi is also not available because he defends his country at the African Cup of Nations. This condition opens the opportunity for Thomas Lemar to appear from the start, with Vladyslav Vanat trusted as the spearhead.

At Atletico's camp, Marcos Llorente, Alex Baena, and Jose Gimenez are still in doubt and will undergo fitness tests ahead of the match. However, Diego Simeone is expected to continue to rely on the duet of Alexander Sorloth and Julian Alvarez in the front line, even though Antoine Griezmann scored two goals in the last Copa del Rey match.

Girona did perform solidly in the last match, but the quality and experience of Atletico Madrid are predicted to be the difference. Los Colchoneros are favored to win a narrow victory in their final match in 2025.

Susunan Pemain Perkiraan

Girona (4-2-3-1): Gazzaniga; Martinez, Reis, Blind, Moreno; Witsel, Martin; Tsygankov, Lemar, Gil; Vanat

Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Oblak; Molina, Pubill, Hancko, Ruggeri; Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Gonzalez; Sorloth, Alvarez

Prediction Score Girona 0-1 Atletico Madrid