Atletico Madrid host Alaves at the Wanda Metropolitano in La Liga this evening in yet another crucial match. Los Rojiblancos crashed out of the Champions League with a whimper at Chelsea midweek, and are under serious pressure from both Real Madrid and Barcelona in the title race.
👥 ¡Nuestro 1⃣1⃣ rojiblanco para el #AtletiAlavés!👇
🔴⚪ #AúpaAtleti pic.twitter.com/7vw4k78s4Y
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) March 21, 2021
Both are unbeaten in their last five, with the former winning three of those five and the latter four. Atletico are three points clear of Madrid with a game in hand and four clear of Barcelona with the same games played, meaning the Blaugrana could move a single point behind Atletico should they beat Real Sociedad tonight and Atletico lose to Alaves.
👥 Este es el 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 elegido por el 'Pitu' Abelardo para enfrentarnos al @Atleti 👇#AtletiAlavés #GoazenGlorioso 🦊 pic.twitter.com/fQE7JDcDew
— Deportivo Alavés (@Alaves) March 21, 2021
Alaves, on the other hand, are fighting for their lives. They sit in 19th, in the relegation zone, just two points off bottom-placed Huesca and having lost four of their last five. A win for them would be titanic, as it would see them jump out of the bottom three and into the relative safety of 17th at Elche’s expense.