Two clubs chasing UEFA Champions League glory will do battle today in a match between Atletico Madrid and Malmo FF. The group-stage match scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at the Vicente Calderon in Madrid and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Soccer Plus.
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone had this to offer ahead of today's European encounter (via UEFA): "We have to play a smart match, be alert and put the ball in the best areas for us. We must think only of victory and making the best of our assets. We always try to work with all of our players at making the team structure stronger."
"Malmö can play differently every game and not many teams can do that," he added. "They have many young players and they are a dangerous team. They will be looking to qualify come the end of the group stage. People who have not seen Malmö would say they are easy opponents, but for me, they are as competitive as the other teams in this group, including us."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Atletico Madrid's Koke has five assists in eight league appearances this season. Always the facilitator, the 22-year-old is averaging 3.5 key passes per match.
Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Moyà; Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Siqueira; Saúl Ñíguez, Suárez, Koke; Arda, Griezmann, Mandžukić
Malmo FF's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Olsen; Tinnerholm, Johansson, Helander, Konate; Eriksson, Halsti, Adu, Forsberg; Rosenberg, Thelin
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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