Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, the two La Liga giants are about to battle it out in the UEFA Europa League last 8! Atletico Madrid fought with Inter Milan for 120 minutes in the previous week, and only won after a penalty shootout, the players were physically exhausted, while Barcelona dealt with this hard battle, coupled with Atletico Madrid's recent stalemate 4 times in the legal time, which made the rival Barcelona visitors relaxed, they must go all out in the next round of the game.
However, Atletico Madrid lost 0-2 to relegation-zone Cadiz on the road in the last round of the league, losing points twice in the last three La Liga matches, and the team's overall form is fluctuating. Although the UEFA Europa League round of 16 successfully eliminated Inter, but the home first conceded a goal and then reversed, and finally relied on penalty kicks to advance, the whole process shows the team's instability, should not be used as a betting center of gravity.
As a matter of fact, Barcelona's performance this season is not as good as it should be, but the bad results were mainly concentrated in the early part of the season, and the team has actually been in quite good form lately, with 6 wins and 3 draws in the last 9 matches. They beat Napoli 3-1 in the second round of the UEFA Europa League round of 16 to advance to the last 8. Striker Roberto Lewandowski has finally found his shooting boots after failing to score in 3 consecutive matches, and is expected to continue his scoring momentum in this match.
Atletico, on the other hand, have been in a slump of late, with just two wins and one loss plus three defeats in their last six legal matches. The Bedlamites have failed to take advantage of Barcelona in their last four matches, including the first matchup at Orpheus. Even with their home advantage, it will be difficult for them to change that. With Barcelona's visitors averaging half the goals conceded, the next round will be very exciting. Bettors may want to keep an eye on Barcelona's away team's goal scoring and may be in for a surprise.
