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Atlético Madrid vs Espanyol
Liga BBVA
Today, 5:15 PM
Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Diego Simeone's side head into this weekend sitting second in the La Liga standings, four focuses off the highest point of the table in the wake of beating Real Betis 1-0 last time out. The 2013-14 champions have been back in real life since however, beating Galatasaray 2-0 in the Champions League prior this week, guaranteeing that they advance to the knockout phase of Europe's top club rivalry. No side has yielded less objectives in La Liga this season than Atletico, with the group letting in only six in 12 matches, while likewise keeping an association high seven clean sheets in this way. Atletico have not been as productive in advance however, with five groups netting a bigger number of objectives than this present weekend's hosts, who have 17. The group has just scored more than two objectives in one match this year, beating Sevilla 3-0 in the second week of the battle. Antoine Griezmann is the club's top scorer in the group so far this season, netting five times in 11 appearances, while Fernando Torres and Jackson Martinez each have two. Atletico are unbeaten in their last four home matches in the association, with their misfortune to Barcelona in September their just thrashing in six matches at Vicente Calderon so far in this crusade.
Espanyol
Espanyol secured their first win in four matches at the weekend, coming back from the worldwide break with a 2-0 win over Malaga on account of a support from Hernan Perez, with both objectives coming inside the opening 20 minutes. Sergio Gonzalez's side made a sensible begin to the season, winning three of their initial five installations, yet have battled for consistency since the end of September, losing four of seven to leave the group tenth in the table. An outing to the Vicente Calderon is not perfect for Espanyol, as the group has battled on their ventures this season, losing four of their six away matches as such. No side has surrendered more objectives in the initial 12 matches of the crusade, with Espanyol letting in 23 objectives and keeping only three clean sheets, which abandons them joint-base in the cautious details close by Levante, who sit in the assignment zone. Espanyol have demonstrated guarantee before objective however, scoring 14 objectives while just neglecting to locate the back of the net in three apparatuses this crusade. Perez's objectives against Malaga last time out abandon him with three in his last two appearances. Control has additionally hampered Espanyol lately, as the group have gotten more yellow cards than some other side in La Liga so far this season, with 44 bookings. Three players have additionally seen red this season - just Rayo Vallecano have had more players sent off.