On Wed Dec 22nd, Granada plays host to Atlético Madrid in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched La Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Granada recorded a 0-1 loss against Mancha Real. Jose Enrique Rodriguez struck first for Mancha Real in the 21st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Granada couldn’t manage to score, and Mancha Real took the shutout win. Granada is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while atlético Madrid is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Sevilla. Ivan Rakitić scored the first goal for Sevilla in the 7th minute, then Felipe tied it up for Atlético Madrid in the 33rd minute. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Atlético Madrid won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Atlético Madrid, their top scorers are Matheus Cunha and Ángel Correa, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Jorge Molina has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 6 goals for Granada
Robert Moreno’s Granada squad will be without Darwin Machís, Maxime Gonalons, Yan Brice, Neyder Lozano, Rochina, Víctor Díaz, Domingos Duarte, Aarón Escandell, Luis Milla, Diego Mainz Garcia and Robert Moreno, while Diego Pablo Simeone’s Atlético Madrid squad will be without Antoine Griezmann, João Félix, Thomas Lemar, Kieran Trippier, Renan Lodi, Sime Vrsaljko, José Giménez, Yannick Carrasco and Ivan Šaponjić.