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Atlético Madrid vs Manchester United prediction and odds: Reds a value wager to stun Diego Simeone's side
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Check out our 21/10 Atlético Madrid vs Manchester United prediction below
Atlético Madrid and Manchester United meet for the first time in more than 30 years when they go head-to-head in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
It is an opportunity for one of these struggling giants to inject some much needed impetus into their season but Atléti have major issues on the domestic front and Ralf Rangnick's side have a golden opportunity to take a big European scalp and get themselves into the quarter-finals.
There isn't much between these two from a betting perspective although Manchester United are narrow favourites at 3/4 with Grosvenor Sport to progress.
However, Diego Simeone's side are 29/20 favourites to win the first leg in the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday night. United are 21/10 chances to come away with a first-leg lead.
Atlético Madrid are the reigning La Liga champions but you would never know that by watching them this season. Los Colchoneros are languishing in fifth place, having lost seven matches this term — including four of their last seven games on all fronts.
Atléti managed to win just two of their Champions League group games although their section — which included Liverpool, Serie A leaders Milan and Portuguese tabel-toppers Porto — was a good deal tougher than United's.
Simeone's side have, in the past, been renowned for an ability to dig in and get results against the continent's best sides, but the current version of Atlético Madrid is a very different animal.
They score more goals but they concede far more than at any period in Simeone's 11-year reign. Atleti games have tended to be goal-fests this term, so much so that 11 of their last 15 matches in all competitions have gone
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