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The Madrid derby returns – Real Madrid will be hoping to complete the job while Atletico Madrid will be hoping to do the impossible. Atletico Madrid were stung by Christiano Ronaldo in the first leg and they will look to first stop him from causing more damage. They have had a good Champions League campaign so far – they won 2 and drew 2 of their 4 knock out stage matches before the loss to Real Madrid. They have won all but 1 of their last 5 home games in the competition including a win over Bayern Munich in the group stages. Real Madrid are obvious favourites in this game after coming through the first leg with a resounding 3-0 victory. Christiano Ronaldo is on-form just when he needs to be and he could follow up his hat trick in the first leg with another set of goals in this game. Real Madrid have won their last 5 Champions League games scoring 3 goals or more in 4 of those victories. They have won their last 3 away games, scoring at least 2 goals in those games. Bookmakers make Atletico Madrid very slight favourites to win at home in this tie (2.62) while Real Madrid are trading at odds of (2.70). For those who believe in the impossible dream, Atletico are 26.0 to make it to the final. Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions Last time they met: Real Madrid 3-0 Atlético Madrid
Atlético Madrid last 5 matches (most recent first):
06/05/17
(h)Eibar
1-0
W
02/05/17
(a)Real Madrid
3-0
L
29/04/17
(a)Las Palmas
0-5
W
25/04/17
(h)Villarreal
0-1
L
22/04/17
(a)Espanyol
0-1
W
Real Madrid last 5 matches (most recent first):
06/05/17
(a)Granada
0-4
W
02/05/17
(h)Atlético Madrid
3-0
W
29/04/17
(h)Valencia
2-1
W
26/04/17
(a)Deportivo La Coruña
2-6
W
23/04/17
(h)Barcelona
2-3
L
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