Salzburg vs Atl. Madrid Prediction & Betting Tips (29 January)

Once again, the step was too high for Salzburg in the Champions League. Not up to the demands of this competition, the Austrians were defeated 6 times during the 7 matches they played against Sparta Prague 3-0, Brest 0-4, Dinamo Zagreb 0-2, Bayer Leverkusen 5-0, PSG 0-3 and finally Real Madrid 5-1 last week. The only brightening came from an unexpected victory won at Feyenoord in early November 1-3. Therefore, in the ranking, the Red Bull club players are only in 34th position and they are already eliminated. This season is therefore not good at all for this team which is also struggling in the championship. 5th in the ranking, Salzburg is around ten points behind the leader, Sturm Graz before traveling to Austria Klagenfurt this weekend. Conversely, Atlético Madrid is ideally placed to try to directly reach the 1/8 finals of this Champions League without going through the play-offs event since it is in 5th place in the ranking, with 15 points in the counter.

The Spaniards had however been beaten twice during the first 3 days played against Leipzig victory 2-1, Benfica 4-0 and Lille 1-3. But they were then able to get the machine back on track to string together 4 victories in a row against PSG 1-2, Sparta Prague 0-6, Slovan Bratislava 3-1 and against Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 with a lot of character during the week. last. At the same time, the Colchoneros are also fully engaged in the race for the title of champion of Spain. 2nd, 2 points behind Real's neighbor, Diego Simeone's players host Villarreal on Saturday.

As during the trip to Real, Salzburg must do without Ivorian striker Karim Konaté, midfielder Danish Kjaergaard, and left back Guindo who are all in the infirmary at the moment. To this we add that the offensive recruit of the last transfer window, Onisiwo (Mainz), is not qualified for this competition. The same goes for defender Gadou, midfielder Tijani, winger Baidoo and attacker Diakité. On the other hand, the former Stéphanois Gourna-Douath should be present. It could be the same for the young Israeli Gloukh who is the player to watch in this team with 7 goals to his credit in the championship. Against Real, it was midfielder Bidstrup who was able to save the honor at the end of the match.

Atlético Madrid still records the withdrawal of its precious striker Sorloth (8 goals in La Liga, none in C1) who is always on the sidelines. Sent off against Bayer, midfielder Barrios will be suspended. Otherwise, Diego Simeone should be able to count on a full group for this decisive poster in the race for the top 8. The top scorer in the history of club, Antoine Griezmann (4 goals, 2 assists in C1), could be established, he who is having a very good season so far in La Liga (7 goals, 4 assists). Argentina international Julian Alvarez was the man of the match against Bayer Leverkusen by scoring twice for what were his 5th and 6th goals of the season in the Champions League.

• Summary: Red Bull Salzburg is going head to head with Atlético Madrid starting on 29 Jan 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Red Bull Arena stadium, Salzburg city, Austria. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League .
• Salzburg Feedinco Rating: 6.99
• Atl. Madrid Feedinco Rating: 7.9