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14th Mar 2016 | Champions League

Atletico: Defensive Beasts

Atletico can make a strong case for having the best defence in Europe and that makes them a contender in the Champions League.

The reason why Atletico are able to compete in La Liga, and currently reside above Real as Barcelona’s nearest challengers, is a supreme defence.

Remarkably, the Rojiblancos have only conceded 12 times in 29 Spanish league matches. To add perspective, that’s 10 fewer than Barca and 15 better than Real.

PSV are no mugs defensively either having only conceded their first goal in six Dutch league games on Saturday.

No surprise therefore that when these sides renew acquaintances on Tuesday night that they do so having drawn the first leg 0-0 in Eindhoven.

Despite these similarities, Atletico are justifiably strong favourites to progress given their pedigree in this competition. The 2014 finalists have won six of their last eight Champions League home games to nil and also drew 0-0 with Real in that sequence.

In contrast, PSV haven’t got this far in nine years and they lost two of three away matches in the group stages, also drawing 0-0 with Man United.

The Dutch won’t get blown away, but a 1-0 or 2-0 home win is hugely likely at 19/10 with BetVictor who allow us to do a combination correct score bet.

1pt Atletico to win 1-0 or 2-0 19/10 with BetVictor
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