On Sunday Feb 19th, Athletic Club and Atlético Madrid will play a match in Madrid in a clash of these two closely matched La Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Atlético Madrid recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Celta de Vigo. Memphis Depay scored the first goal for Atlético Madrid in the 89th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Celta de Vigo couldn’t manage to score, and Atlético Madrid took the shutout win. Atlético Madrid is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Athletic Club recorded a 2-1 win against Valencia. Samu Castillejo scored the first goal for Valencia in the 17th minute, then Nicholas Williams Arthuer tied it up for Athletic Club in the 30th minute on a feed from De Marcos Finally they completed the comback in the 72nd minute on a goal by Oihan Sancet to cap off a wild match. Athletic Club is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Atlético Madrid and Athletic Club last played eachother at the San Mamés Barria on Oct 15th. Atlético Madrid won by a score of 1 to 0 in front of just over 48000 fans. Antoine Griezmann scored the first goal for Atlético Madrid in the 47th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Athletic Club was frustrated by Atlético Madrid’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atlético Madrid ended the match with the shutout victory.
Oihan Sancet has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Athletic Club. Morata has been the most prolific scorer on Atlético Madrid in the last 5 matches with two goals.