With a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on the line, Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid reconvene for the second leg of their last-16 tie at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday night.
Real Madrid will make the short trip across town with a 2-1 triumph to their name from last week's first leg success at the Santiago Bernabeu.
As such, the tie very much still hangs in the balance ahead of this week’s mouthwatering return match in the Spanish capital.
Atletico Madrid’s preparations for this second leg showdown were far from ideal, suffering a late collapse in a 2-1 defeat at Getafe on Sunday.
That setback has seen Diego Simeone’s side drop down to third place in the Spanish top flight standings.
Fellow title hopefuls Real Madrid took full advantage of their rivals' stumble, claiming a narrow 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday afternoon.
How the bookies view it: Atleti to edge it
The bookmakers are struggling to separate the pair, with Boylesports making Atletico Madrid marginal 6/4 favourites, while Real Madrid are slight outsiders at 13/8 with the same firm.
A draw would be enough to see Real Madrid march on to the quarter-finals and that outcome can be backed at 12/5 with Boylesports.
Head to head: Back to the drawing board?
Wednesday night’s showdown will represent the fourth meeting between these two familiar foes this season. Real Madrid's victory last Tuesday night snapped a sequence of three straight 1-1 draws between the duo.
Players to watch: More joy for Julian?
Julian Alvarez has scored in each of his last two appearances against Real Madrid, making the Argentine ace an attractive option for a goal or an assist on Wednesday night at 6/4 with Unibet.
With eight yellow cards and one red card to his name already this season, Jude Bellingham looks worthy of interest to go into the book in a game of this magnitude at 15/4 with Bet 365.
Predicted line-ups
Atletico Madrid boss Simeone has a relatively clean bill of helath coming into this crunch second leg, with experienced midfielder Koke their only doubt.
The aforementioned Jude Bellingham is available again after serving a one-match suspension last week and is almost certain to be restored to the starting XI on Wednesday night.
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Molina, Le Normand, Gimenez, Galan; Simeone, Llorente, De Paul, Lino; Griezmann, Alvarez
Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Rudiger, Asencio, Mendy; Rodrygo, Tchouameni, Modric, Bellingham; Vinicius; Mbappe
Anything else catch the eye?
Given that tempers could boil over in the Spanish capital on Wednesday night, over 4.5 cards looks worthy of support at 5/6 on UniBet.
This selection would have proven profitable when the two teams crossed paths at this venue earlier in the season, with four yellow cards and one red flashed on that occasion.
It’s also worth noting that four yellows and two reds were dished out during Atletico Madrid’s last Champions League home game with Bayer Leverkusen.
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