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A TRICKY CHALLENGE AHEAD AT THE METROPOLITANO

08/12/2024

We take on an in-form Atlético de Madrid at the end of a busy week

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Atlético de Madrid-Sevilla FC, LaLiga EA Sports Matchday 16. Kick-off at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano will be at 21:00 CET.

Standings

We go into this match in 13th position. Our 19 points see us six clear of the relegation zone and five short of the European spots. Atlético de Madrid are in good form and currently sit third in the table.

Opponent's form

Today's opponents come into the game on the back of eight consecutive victories. Since their last defeat, at the end of October, they have beaten UE Vic, Las Palmas, PSG, Mallorca, Deportivo Alavés, Sparta Prague, Real Valladolid and Cacereño across all competitions. However, they were behind until the 83rd minute against Cacereño in the Copa del Rey and required a flurry of late goals to avoid a huge upset.

The last three Atlético de Madrid-Sevilla FC matches

We have not picked up a point at the Metropolitano since matchday 37 of the 2021/22 season, in which an En-Nesyri goal secured our Champions League qualification. Since then, we have fallen to defeat in each of our last three visits. We lost 6-1 during the 2022/23 season before losing 1-0 in the league and cup last year.

Squad news

Xavier García Pimienta has named a 22-man squad for the trip to Madrid. Pedrosa misses out through injury while academy player Castrín returned to the Sevilla Atlético squad for their game against Fuenlabrada last night. As for Atlético de Madrid, Griezmann returns to the squad having missed Thursday's cup match with a dental issue but Thomas Lemar will not feature due to injury. Nahuel Molina is a doubt.

Referee

Javier Alberola Rojas will be the referee for tonight's game. Now in his eighth LaLiga season, he has previously taken charge of 15 of our matches. In addition to the cup victory against Lucena in the 2020/21 season, we have managed eight victories, two draws and four defeats in these games. He has refereed 12 Atlético de Madrid matches in which they have won eight, drawn three and only lost one. Juan Luis Pulido Santana is on VAR duty.