An intense and important duel is disputed in the Martínez Valero stadium between Elche and Atlético de Madridwhich you need to earn to certify their UEFA Champions League spot. Thus, ilicitanos and colchoneros face each other in the Matchday 36 of LaLiga Santanderwhich faces its last three championship dates.
The mattress team plays the first of the three games where it can mathematically certify being in the next season in the UEFA Champions League, his great objective in the last 14 days. The rojiblancos currently have 64 points and occupy fourth place in the standings, with an advantage of six and goal average over Real Betis, the current champion of the Copa del Reywhich adds 58 to his credit.
Athletic play again in Martinez Valero Stadium, one of the stadiums where the colchoneros achieved a great victory last season by 0-1 that was also vital in the last days for win LaLiga Santander.
The colchoneros dispute this match with reinforced morale after of beating Real Madrid 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, in the Madrid derby where they won their 19th LaLiga Santander game. The Atletico Madrid He has 8 wins in the last 11 games. However, they need to react after two consecutive losses away from home against RCD Mallorca (1-0) and against Athletic Bilbao in San Mamés (2-0). For this game you have the casualties of Joao Félix and Thomas Lemarwho are injured, in addition to Reinildo Mandava, which fell in the derby. Besides Mark Llorente is low due to the accumulation of cautions.
Elchemeanwhile, has 39 points and is fourteenth in the standings. Francis’s team has a cushion of 7 points with respect to the relegation places, which marks the RCD Mallorca with 32 points to his credit. The ilicitano cadre cannot count on Ezekiel Ponce for this match, since he was expelled against Cadiz last day, where they lost 3-0.
In the first round, the Atletico Madrid achieved a narrow victory in the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium 1-0. The goal was the work of Angel Strapwhich can be of the game in this important duel for the rojiblancos to achieve the place of the UEFA Champions League in the next season.
When is Elche – Atlético de Madrid played?
the match is played Today, Wednesday, May 11, at 9:30 p.m.
Where to watch Elche – Atlético de Madrid?
The meeting can be seen openly by Movistar LaLiga (46) y Movistar LaLiga 1 (47), platform channels Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.