Elche and Atlético de Madrid you can see the faces in the thirty-fourth day of LaLiga Santander. The mattress team visits the stadium Martinez Valero with the intention of cutting a streak of four consecutive games without winning away from home, where he has only been able to add two points out of twelve possible.
The team of Cholo Simeone right now add 73 points and wants to follow in the wake of FC Barcelona, which is at a great level and in 2021 he hardly makes mistakes. In the second round there is a downturn of the mattress team, which has only been able to add 23 points out of 42 possible of this second part of the season, but wants to react since in the absence of five dates they can still compete for the league title.
Atlético de Madrid he will be able to count on all his players, so he will try to go for the three points against him Elche. After the defeat against him Athletic Bilbao in San Mamés (2-1), the rojiblancos have another difficult start, the second of three in a row they have to face in an asymmetric calendar that means that on the next day they have to visit the Camp Nou, where a fundamental match can take place in the fight for the title.
The Cholo Simeon
and will be able to count on its entire staff, since in addition to the return of L
uis Suárez, Thomas Lemar and Joao Félix; Jose Maria Gimenez He returns to the team after missing his game against Bilbao due to the accumulation of cautions.
The Elche, for its part, it comes from achieving an important 1-0 victory against the I raised, also in the stadium Martinez Valero. The group from Elche adds at the moment 30 points and occupies the seventeenth position of the classification, just above the drops. Behind is the Real Valladolid with 29 points, only one of the people from Elche, while the SD Huesca has 27 points, so every point that is added in these last five games can be decisive for the end of the season.
It should be noted that in the last matches Gazzaniga has snatched the post in goal from Edgar Badía, so it seems that he will be the starting goalkeeper again against the mattresses. Elche at home is very difficult to beat, since they have scored points at home against Seville (won 2-1), against Real Madrid (1-1) or before the Betis (1-1).
In the first round, the Atlético de Madrid won 3-1 at Elche in the stadium Metropolitan Wanda. The rojiblanco team took the victory at that time thanks to a double of Luis Suarez, in addition to the third goal achieved by Diego Costa, who is no longer in the team, from the penalty spot. The goal of Elche It was the work of its “nine” owner, Lucas Boyé.
When do you play Elche – Atlético de Madrid?
The game is played today, Saturday 1 May, at 16.15 hours
Where to see Elche – Atlético de Madrid?
The encounter can be seen by Movistar LaLiga (46) and Movistar LaLiga 1 (47), platform dials Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the match live on the Mundo Deportivo website.