Lokomotiv Moscow Vs Atletico Madrid

Competition/Round: 2017-18 UEFA Europa League squad changes, Round of 16 2st leg

Date/Time: 15 March 2018 – 5:00 PM

Venue: Lokomotiv Central Stadium

Referee: Artur Soares Dias

Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid go to the Russian Capital to go head to head against Lokomotiv Moscow in the second leg of their Europa League round of 16 coordinate.

Atletico Madrid hold a colossal preferred standpoint going into the match having effectively won the primary leg 3-0 at home.

The two clubs are sitting entirely agreeable in their individual classes. Lokomotiv remain eight focuses clear at the highest point of the table while Atletico Madrid look prone to seal second place in La Liga.

The Russian alliance, lately, has been commanded by Zenit, CSKA and Spartak Moscow yet this year, Lokomotiv are very nearly breaking the restraining infrastructure. This will promise them Champions League football next season.

The group from Moscow won convincingly in their past class coordinate against Ural with a 2-0 score-sheet. The club’s driving objective scorer Manuel Fernandez yet the amusement to bed, opening home a punishment to make it 2-0.

No group in the main five European classes have yielded less objectives than the powerful Atletico Madrid. Subsequent to being dumped out of the Champions League in the gathering stages, Atleti are gunning to rescue their European pride by lifting the Europa League.

The Spanish group may be out of their hands, yet they are setting up a battle, beating Celta Vigo 3-0 at the Metropolitano. Antoine Griezmann is the man in-frame for Los Colchoneros finding the net eight times in his last four matches.

Lokomotiv Moscow vs Atletico Lineups

Lokomotiv Moscow Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Guilherme (GK)

Ignatiev (RB) – Pejcinovic – (CB) – Kverkveliya (CB) – Denisov (LB)

Kolomeytsev (RDM) – Denisov (LDM),

Aleksei Miranchuk (RM) – Anton Miranchuk (CM) – Fernandes (LW)

Eder (ST)

Atletico Madrid Lineup (4-4-2)

Oblak

Juanfran (LB) – Gimenez (CB) – Godin (CB) – Filipe Luis (RB)

Koke (LM) – Thomas (CM) – Saul (CM) – Correa (RM)

Griezmann (ST) – Costa (ST)

Lokomotiv Moscow vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

With a solid first-leg advantage and smooth sailing in the league, Atletico Madrid will feel confident ahead of the match. The favorites will still put forward a strong set of players just to make sure there is no slip-up.

Lokomotiv will have to give it their all even if they have the home advantage. Atleti are a strong defensive squad managed by a world class manager, and Lokomotiv will need the likes of Fernandez, Miranchuk, and Eder to break the defensive prowess of the visitors.

Our Prediction: Lokomotiv 1-1 Atletico Madrid