JAKARTA - Atletico Madrid will try to return to winning ways in La Liga when they host Mallorca at Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday night, February 1.
Diego Simeone's troops are currently in second place in the La Liga standings with 47 points, four points adrift of leaders Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Mallorca ranks sixth with 34 points, only one point ahead of Rayo Vallecano in seventh position.
Atletico Madrid came into this match after a 1-1 draw against Villarreal in their last La Liga match. Previously, they won two consecutive wins in the Champions League over Bayer Leverkusen and Red Bull Salzburg, confirming their place in the next round of European competitions.
Los Rojiblancos have had an incredible home record this season, winning 27 points from 11 games at the Wanda Metropolitano without defeat. They are also in a positive trend against Mallorca, winning the last four meetings including a 1-0 win in this season's away game.
On the other hand, Mallorca are experiencing a decline in performance after losing their last four matches in all competitions. Jagoba Arrasite's side were knocked out of the Copa del Rey after losing to Pontevedra, and suffered a 3-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup. The 4-0 defeat to Villarreal and 1-0 to Real Betis exacerbated their situation.
However, Mallorca is still in sixth place in the standings, which is enough to secure a place in European competition next season. However, they must immediately fix their attacking line which has scored just 19 goals in 21 games, making it one of the worst in La Liga.
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Atletico Madrid will be strengthened again by Javi Galan who has completed their suspension period. However, they lost Rodrigo De Paul who had to be sidelined due to a ban on play. Clement Lenglet, who was previously sidelined due to injury, is now ready to appear and has the opportunity to start in defense with Jose Gimenez.
Antoine Griezmann, who scored two goals in the Champions League against Salzburg, is predicted to return to a duet with Julian Alvarez on the front lines. Nahuel Molina and Conor Gallagher also have the opportunity to enter the main line.
Meanwhile, Mallorca will be strengthened again by goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar after the suspension ends. However, Valery and Manu Morlanes are still sidelined due to injury. Omar Mascarell also couldn't play after receiving a red card in the match against Real Betis.
Cyle Larun is likely to be trusted to start up front, while Vedat Muriqi may return to the bench.
Atletico Madrid are in a much better performance than Mallorca, especially at home. With an impressive record at Wanda Metropolitano, Los Rojiblancos are favored to win this match.
Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, Barrios, Koke, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez
Greif; Maffeo, Raillo, Copete, Mojica; A Sanchez, Costa; Navarro, D Rodriguez, Darder; Larun
Score prediction: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Mallorca
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