Atletico Madrid will be hoping to bob back from progressive losses when they continue their La Liga crusade at home to Valencia on Saturday night.
Diego Simeone's side are at present fourth in the table, flaunting 33 focuses from 20 matches, while Valencia involve 10th position, having gathered 29 points from that point opening 21 games.
Atletico will participate in this current end of the week's challenge off the rear of progressive losses, having lost 2-1 to Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup on January 13 preceding experiencing a 2-0 loss to Real Sociedad in the last-16 phase of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night.
Simeone's group additionally drew their last association game away to Villarreal on January 9, implying that they have not been triumphant in Spain's first class since a 2-0 home accomplishment over high-flying Rayo Vallecano on January 2.
The Red and Whites have just won one of their last six association apparatuses, experiencing four losses all the while, which has left them in fourth situation in the table, 16 focuses behind pioneers Real Madrid.
The dominant Spanish heroes are not in a title race this season but rather are in a best four fight, with Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Rayo Vallecano, Villarreal and Valencia additionally in nearness of the Champions League positions with a great deal of football still to be played.
Atletico are unbeaten against Valencia in the association since October 2014, yet the focuses were partaken in a 3-3 draw at Mestalla recently, and there have been somewhere around four objectives in three of the last four La Liga gatherings between the different sides.
Valencia, in the interim, will participate in the challenge off the rear of a 1-1 draw with Sevilla on Wednesday, with Goncalo Guedes counterbalancing an early own objective from Mouctar Diakhaby.
Los Che have won seven, drawn eight and lost six of their 21 La Liga matches this season to gather 29 focuses, which has left them in 10th spot in the table, four focuses behind their adversaries on Saturday.
Valencia completed thirteenth in Spain's first class last season - their most noticeably awful mission since guaranteeing fourteenth in 1987-88 - however the club have shown a ton of progress this season and are especially in the contention for an European wrap up with 17 association games still to play this term.
Jose Bordalas' side have battled for consistency on their movements this term, winning three, drawing three and losing four of their 10 away games to gather 12 points.
Valencia have won six of their last seven away matches in all rivalries, however, with their main loss during that flee to association pioneers Real Madrid on January 8.
Atletico Madrid possible XI : Oblak; Vrsaljko, Hermoso, Gimenez, Lodi, Lemar, De Paul, Koke, Carrasco, Suarez, Cunha
Valencia possible XI : Domenech; Correia, Diakhaby, Alderete, Lato, Foulquier, Racic, Guillamon, Musah, Duro, Guedes
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