At 03:00 a.m. Beijing time on April 17, 2024, the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals will start a key battle, and the hornets Dortmund will face the Sheets Army Atletico Madrid at home. At that time, CCTV CCTV5+ will also broadcast the Champions League live broadcast, fans and friends who like the Champions League should not miss this game. I'm going to do some brief analysis of this game next.
Dortmund's performance this season has been a little lacking, after 29 league games, with 16 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats, ranking 5th in the Bundesliga with 56 points, currently in the Europa League qualification area, the same number as RB Leipzig in front of them, after suffering two consecutive defeats, finally won 2-1 in the league last weekend to get the team back to the winning track. In terms of personnel, Dortmund's midfield playmaker Jadon Sancho has returned from injury, and striker Alli will be reimbursed for the season due to injury. Although Borussia Dortmund lost 2-1 in the first leg, Westphalia are known as the home of the devils in Europe, and they will be hoping to use home advantage to win the game and advance.
Atletico Madrid, who play away from home, have been a formidable force in La Liga in recent seasons, with Simeone building the Sheets into a defensive force. Atletico currently have 19 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats, ranking 4th in La Liga with 61 points and fighting for Champions League qualification next season. In the last round, Atletico Madrid defeated Girona, the big dark horse of this season's La Liga, 3:1, showing good form. In the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, Antoine Griezmann, the core of Atletico Madrid, was voted the best player.
The two teams have met three times in the head-to-head record between the two teams, with Atletico winning 2-1, but losing away to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League shows that home advantage is crucial for both teams. In this game, I personally feel that the two teams should be able to separate the winners and losers in 90 minutes.