May 5, 2012 8:00 PM BST
Estadio Vicente Calderón — Madrid
Team News
Atletico Madrid
Atletico's chances of usurping Malaga in fourth all but disappeared as
they conceded an injury time equaliser to Real Sociedad in midweek.
Diego Simeone's side are now five points off the Andalusians and must
beat Manuel Pellegrini's side to not only keep their faint hopes of
Champions League football alive, but also ward off a number of teams
just behind them in the race for Europa League football next season.
The Argentine boss will also have Wednesday's Europa League final
against Athletic Bilbao on his mind and therefore may give a rest to
some of his key players. Tiago will definitely play as he is suspended for the final in Bucharest and will take the place of the suspended Gabi.
Probable lineups : Courtois, Luis, Dominguez, Godin, Juanfran, Tiago, Suarez, Koke, Diego, Salvio, Falcao. (4-2-3-1).
Malaga
Malaga will be much changed as they look to seal Champions League
football for the first time in their history as Manuel Pellegrini rested
a number of players for Wednesday's 4-1 defeat to Barcelona.
Nacho Monreal, Joaquin and Weligton were all left on the bench at the
Camp Nou and should return along with Isco who is back from suspension.
Enzo Maresca has joined Pellegrini's growing injury list so the Chilean
will need to decide whether to play Duda in front of the back four or
continue with Sergio Sanchez in central defence and move Martin
Demichelis into midfield.
Probable lineups : Kameni, Gamez, Weligton, Demichelis, Monreal, Camacho, Duda, Joaquin, Cazorla, Eliseu, Rondon. (4-2-3-1).
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Probable Lineups Statistical
Comparision
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Goals
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Assists
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(1.2)
1.2
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Shots pg
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1
(1)
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(47%)
48%
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Aerial Duel
Success
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51%
(50%)
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(0.6)
0.5
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Dribbles pg
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0.6
(0.7)
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(1.9)
1.9
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Tackles pg
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1.7
(2)
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Head to Head
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Jan 7, 2012 | Malaga 0 - Atletico Madrid 0 | |
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | May 7, 2011 | Atletico Madrid 0 - Malaga 3 | |
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Dec 19, 2010 | Malaga 0 - Atletico Madrid 3 | |
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Jan 31, 2010 | Atletico Madrid 0 - Malaga 2 | |
| Spain - Primera Division (LIGA) | Aug 30, 2009 | Malaga 3 - Atletico Madrid 0 |
Last Five Matches
Atletico Madrid | May 2, 2012 | Atletico Madrid 1 - Real Sociedad 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Betis 2 - Atletico Madrid 2 | LIGA |
| Apr 26, 2012 | Valencia CF 0 - Atletico Madrid 1 | EL |
| Apr 22, 2012 | Atletico Madrid 3 - Espanyol 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 19, 2012 | Atletico Madrid 4 - Valencia CF 2 | EL |
Malaga| May 2, 2012 | FC Barcelona 4 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 29, 2012 | Malaga 1 - Valencia CF 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 23, 2012 | Osasuna 1 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 15, 2012 | Malaga 1 - Real Sociedad 1 | LIGA |
| Apr 12, 2012 | Villarreal 2 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
Prediction
Dropped points for Atletico in the past two games have rendered this
encounter less important than it appeared it would be only a week ago.
Moreover, Atleti will seal their place in Europe next season should they
beat Athletic in the final on Wednesday and their focus is more likely
to be on Bucharest.
However, the hosts have still been very strong at the Calderón this year
and with a three point lead over Levante and a home game with Sporting
Gijon to come, a draw is still a positive result for Malaga.
Atletico Madrid 1 - 1 Malaga
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