27 October 2021, 16:35 | 28 August 2021, 15:29
The Spanish LaLiga Santander fixture, Levante UD vs. Atlético de Madrid, kicks off at 20:30 (GMT+1) on Thursday, October 28, at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia.
Preview Levante La Liga, Oct 28, 2021
Preview Navigating through troubled waters, Levante will be on the hunt for a point or more when they face the Spanish champions on Thursday, following the 5-3 defeat to Sevilla at the weekend. A brace from Jose Luis Morales (34' & 56') and another goal from Gonzalo Melero (62') were not enough to see Levante pick up even a point. Goals from Sevilla’s Oliver Torres (8'), Rafa Mir (24'), and Diego Carlos (38'), - coupled with efforts from Munir El Haddadi (50') and Fernando (64'), eventually settled the contest after ninety minutes. The defeat saw Levante drop one spot from 18th to 19th place on the LaLiga table. With no wins in his last five games, LLLDL, and this season, Javier Pereira will hope for a reverse in fortunes when Atletico Madrid visits the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia on Thursday. Levante has 5 points after 0W, 5D, & 5L, with only nine goals so far this season, having conceded 18. A 4—1—4—1 formation with Soldado in attack is expected against ATM on Thursday when both sides clash.
Preview Atlético Madrid La Liga, Oct 28, 2021
Preview The Spanish champions picked up a 2-2 draw against Real Sociedad over the weekend at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. Alexander Isak picked out Alexander Srloth (7') for the opener inside the first ten minutes, to see Sociedad with an early lead. Minutes later, both forwards combined once again, but a tame effort from the assist provider failed to trouble the goalkeeper. Alexander Isak (48') eventually doubled the lead for the visitors three minutes after the break, with a well-taken free-kick. But an exquisite header from Luis Suarez (61’) would see ATM cut the goal deficit down to one. Midway through the second half, Luis Suarez (77’ P.) got Atletico Madrid to level terms from the penalty spot after the VAR spotted a foul in the box. The draw saw ATM move up one spot from 5th to 4th place with a game in hand, while having 5W, 3D, and 1L, and the form: DWLWD, in the last five LaLiga games. The club has a GD of +5, having scored 13 goals and conceded 8 in nine LaLiga fixtures. Diego Simeone has been rotating both his squad and formation since the start of the season. Over the weekend, he switched from the 3—1—4—2 [adopted against Barcelona], to the 4—3—3 for the game against Real Sociedad, adding Griezmann to the equation, having started with only Luis Suarez and João Félix in attack against Barcelona. The latter formation is expected for this fixture against Levante on Thursday.