Both teams will secretly be delighted with their draw in the quarterfinal of the Champions League and will believe they can progress to the semi-final of the competition.
The match between Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund will be played on the 10th of April at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano.
This is the first leg of the tie and the hosts are currently 4th in the La Liga on 58 points while the visitors are 5th in the Bundesliga on 53 points.
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Atletico Madrid come into the game having beat Villarreal 2-1 away in La Liga on the 1st of April. It took only 9 minutes for Atletico Madrid to open the scoring and they led 1-0 at halftime.
Into the second half and Villarreal equalised early but Atletico Madrid scored the winning goal 3 minutes from time.
The victory at Villarreal means Atletico Madrid have won 3 of their last 5 fixtures in all competitions.
There was a 2-1 home win over Real Betis in a La Liga and a 2-1 victory at home over Inter Milan in the Champions League. There have also been defeats at Cadiz and at home to Barcelona in La Liga.
In terms of the Champions League, trends show Atletico Madrid are undefeated in 7 of their last 8 games. They have won 4 of their last 5 matches in the competition and are undefeated in their last 9 Champions League games at home.
Borussia Dortmund make the trip to the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano having lost 1-0 at home to Stuttgart on the weekend in the Bundesliga.
It was a disappointing result for Borussia Dortmund against a team competing for the top four and the only goal of the game was scored in the 64th minute.
The defeat to Stuttgart was the first loss in 6 matches for Borussia Dortmund. They enjoyed wins over Union Berlin, Werder Bremen, and Bayern Munich away in the Bundesliga plus Eintracht Frankfurt at home in the Bundesliga and PSV at home in the Champions League.
Statistics show Borussia Dortmund are undefeated in their 7 most recent Champions League fixtures, including each of their last 3 games on the road.
There have been wins at Newcastle United and AC Milan plus a draw at PSV. Both teams have scored in Borussia Dortmund’s 2 most recent away Champions League matches.
Looking ahead to the teams news and Atletico Madrid are without injured forward Memphis Depay. They also have doubts over the fitness of Mario Hermoso and Thomas Lemar.
Borussia Dortmund travel without the injured trio of Donyell Malen, Ramy Bensebaini, and Samuel Bamba.
The is one of those Champions League ties that could easily go either way. One thing we do predict for this first leg is goals and with Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund proving difficult to beat in this competition, the match could end level, with both teams scoring.