025 Atletico vs Valencia
Atletico is no longer what it used to be, the Spanish Super Cup can be reversed by Bilbao, after returning to Spain from Saudi Arabia, Atletico lost 0-2 to Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey, the team conceded 2 goals in 3 consecutive games, and the decline in defensive ability was visible to the naked eye. In this game, Atletico will lack Griezmann, Marcos Llorente and Condombia, all of whom are the main players in the frontcourt of Atletico. Although Jimenez and Savage can return to the team in the back line, overall, atletico's squad is still not in the best configuration. In the last Copa del Rey match, Atletico madrid played in full force, and Suarez also came off the bench but did not return. The Uruguayan striker and Villa have recently been rumored, but Simeone confirmed that Suarez will return to the starting lineup, after all, Cunha has only scored one goal in the last nine games, while Suarez has scored 14 goals against Valencia in the past.
Valencia shook hands with Sevilla 1-1 in the last round of the league, and Bordalas' defensive football worked well. In this match, Valencia's biggest loss is the suspension of captain Gaja, and midfielder Vas has become a target for Atletico, and Bordalas is likely not to arrange for Vas to play. The first leg of the two teams met was magical, Valencia fell behind Atletico 1-3 at one point, but After 90 minutes, Substitute Duro scored twice to help Valencia equalize.
In the midweek game, Valencia boss Bordalas scored for the first time against Lopetegui. Tonight's competition, Simeone's previous 9 matches against Bordalas is 7 wins and 2 draws, the advantage is very large, so one of the highlights is whether Bordalas can continue to cause trouble for the bitter owner. In my opinion, the current Atletico is definitely not suitable for support, don't forget that they have just experienced a trip to West Asia, and the pain of missing the Copa del Rey, morale is low. The lottery let the one-ball play, let the win is obviously high, Atletico big win is difficult, single choice I am relatively optimistic to let the loss some.
Pitch: Concedes lose
026 Lens vs Marseille
Lens is really a surprise this year, currently ranked 7th in the league with 33 points, the last round of the league away to Saint-Etienne, the team conceded 1 goal first under the unfavorable situation, and finally completed a big reversal, the league 2 consecutive wins to get 6 points. In this game, only full-back Machado was injured, and the other main players could play. Lens has scored 36 goals in 21 rounds this season, and his goal scoring ability is at the level of the first tier of Ligue 1, which is much more than Marseille's 28 goals. But Lens doesn't have a particularly efficient centre-forward in the squad, with 20-year-old centre-forward Karim endor scoring just six goals in the league, with Sotoka and Ganango scoring four and three goals respectively. The midfield attack group is the key to Lens's goals, with Seko Fofana scoring six goals this season, Flankovsky on the flank also scoring four goals, and Kakuta and Klaus also scoring two goals each. The attack points are average and scattered, making Lance's more difficult to deal with.
Marseille's 28 goals this season are certainly far below expectations and do not fit the offensive football impression that boss Sampaoli has given everyone. This is reflected in the fact that Polish centre-forward Milik has scored only one goal in Ligue 1 this season. Currently centre-forward Bamba Dion is playing the Africa Cup of Nations, neither Yundale nor Paye can play the center position, so in order to make up for the weakness of the center, Marseille signed former Guoan striker Bakambu. Bad, Bakambu will start tonight, but the performance of this "happy striker", Chinese Super League fans know that they can't put high hopes on it. Another well-known signing in The Marseille winter move is Arsenal full-back Kolasinac, but it's not a definitive figure either.
Lens beat Marseille 3-2 away in the first leg of the season, but this is only the second victory of Lance in the last nine meetings between the two teams. After all, Marseille is the traditional strength of Ligue 1, and has an unbeaten record in the last 7 matches. In this dialogue, the lottery did not push down the draw, not to mention the European market's attitude towards the draw is more relaxed, I think the probability of the two teams drawing is not high, can support Lens double to beat Marseille.
Pitch: Win