In the 2023/24 La Liga season, after a two-week break, the fire was rekindled, and this season's La Liga gave birth to a super dark horse. At 4:30 a.m. on January 4, Beijing time, the 19th round of La Liga will usher in a key battle, the dark horse Girona will face Atletico Madrid at home. Due to copyright reasons, CCTV5 will not be broadcast live.
Girona vs. Atletico Madrid, the home team is worth 161 million euros, which is also because of Girona's excellent record this season, and the value of many players in the team at the end of the year has risen in value, with Stuani, Fernandez, Tsygankov, Dovbik, Savio, Alex, Herrera, Martin and other fierce players. For Atletico Madrid, Simeone has a squad of 433 million euros, with stars such as Griezmann, Morata, Correa, Depay, Riquelme, Lino, Koke, Saul, Llorente, Oblak, Gimenez and other stars. The value of the two teams is equivalent to 4.5 billion yuan. The historical record shows that in the last 8 meetings between the two teams, Girona has won 5 draws and 3 losses.
Girona's strikers broke out collectively this season, and the attack blossomed more, with 10 wins and 2 unbeaten records in the last 12 games in all competitions, and only lost one at home to Real Madrid in La Liga, and remained unbeaten in the rest of the games, currently accumulating 45 points with 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, and the points are the same as Real Madrid, and they are only ranked second in the standings because of their disadvantage in each other's records. In the first 18 rounds of the league, Girona scored 42 goals and conceded 21 goals, ranking first in La Liga in terms of goals scored, ranking 7th in defense, strong in attack and weak in defense, a total of 14 players in the team scored, including 11 goals and 5 assists in all competitions, and was the team's top scorer.
Atletico Madrid's recent form has been average, with only one win in the last three league games, and is currently in third place in the standings with 38 points from 12 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, seven points behind the top Real Madrid and Girona, and the top four positions are threatened by Athletic Bilbao behind them. In the first 18 league games, Atletico Madrid scored 36 goals and conceded 19 goals, ranking third in La Liga in terms of goals scored and fifth in defence, with a total of 12 players in the team scoring goals, and the combination of Antoine Griezmann and Morata in the front line has scored 30 goals and provided four assists in all competitions, making them the strongest attacking duo in La Liga.
The injury situation of both teams, Girona, Toni Villa, Borja Garcia, Herrera, Atro will be out due to injury. For Atletico Madrid, Bitolo, Lemar and Barrios are injured and unable to play. Judging from the head-to-head record between the two teams, Atletico Madrid beat Girona home and away last season, winning both games by just one goal.
Girona has a good home record this season, with 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, while Atletico Madrid's away record is average, with all defeats in the last three away games, and only 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses away this season, with a win rate of less than 50%. Girona's offense is very distinctive, with Dovbik, Savio, and Tsygankov on the front line being able to pass and shoot, and the possession rate is not falling behind in the face of strong teams, and they are active in scrambling. Atletico Madrid have mainly relied on the combination of Antoine Griezmann and Morata in the front line this season, Simeone's tactics are biased towards attack, and the defense has lost its past solidity.