Atletico Madrid vs Celta Vigo preview

September 19, 2014
By: Nemanja Lazarevic

Atletico Madrid vs Celta_optDespite beating Real Madrid on the road, Atletico will have something to prove when they host high-flying Celta Vigo, having lost to Olympiakos in midweek.

Meanwhile, the Sky Blues continued where they left off last season, and they hope to extend the unbeaten run at Vicente Calderon.

Diego Cholo Simeone has just celebrated 1,000 days in the Atletico Madrid dugout that have been incredibly successful for both him at the club.

And having won the La Liga trophy last term while reaching the Champions League final, it is now up to los Colchoneros to prove they can remain at the top for years to come.

Despite the serious changes to the playing squad, Atletico are already showing they can cope with the pressure of expectations, with the Spanish Super Cup trophy giving everyone at the club a huge boost.

Even if the team were unable to win their opening La Liga fixture, home triumph over Eibar and especially the 2-1 victory over Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu saw them quickly return to the right track.

Atletico have now suffered the first setback of the season, losing to Olympiakos in the Champions League, but they are 1.50 (1/2) to produce the right response and defeat Celta Vigo.

Diego Simeone is expected to make some changes to the starting line-up, and he will be without Mario Mandzukic and Cristian Rodriguez through injury.

Probable starting line-up (4-4-2): Moya – Juanfran, Godin, Miranda, Siqueira – Turan, Tiago, Gabi, Koke – Griezmann, Raul Garcia.

It was the current Barcelona coach Luis Enrique who helped Celta Vigo achieve a mid table finish last season and it is now up to his successor Eduardo Berizzo to try and keep the momentum going.

The Sky Blues have seen goalkeeper Yoel join Valencia as well as Rafinha and Aurtenetxe return to their parent clubs, but they did well to sign Joaquin Larrivey, Nemanja Radoja and Carles Planas, among others.

And with the backbone staying the same, Celta enjoyed a bright start to the new campaign, defeating Getafe before sharing spoils with Cordoba and Real Sociedad.

As a result, the team travel to Madrid full of confidence, meaning that both teams to score bet needs to be considered at 2.10 (11/10).

There have been some good news for coach Eduardo Berizzo as key attacker Nolito has recovered from a muscle problem and he is expected to start at Vicente Calderon.

However, Argentina international Augusto Fernandez is still struggling with a hamstring problems and is unlikely to be in contention.

Probable starting line-up (4-3-3): Alvarez – Castro, Cabral, Fontas, Planas – Krohn-Dehli, Radoja, Alex Lopez – Orellana, Larrivey, Nolito.

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