Atletico Madrid face Leicester at the Estadio Vicente Calderon on Wednesday, April 12. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
There are have been few Champions League quarterfinals that bring together more fascinating teams than the one between Atletico Madrid and Leicester. Each team presents a unique picture of a club. Both have been playing excellent soccer and will expect to advance to the semifinals. Atletico Madrid are seemingly always in this position, but usually it’s against one of the bigger clubs in the world. This time around, they’ll be trying to advance against a bottom table side in the Premier League.
Leicester are undefeated since Craig Shakespeare took over from Claudio Ranieri. Despite most likely being without Wes Morgan in the back they will be an immediate threat to Atletico Madrid on the counter. Atletico should possess more of the ball than they’re used to against Leicester. This could put them in unusual territory for a Champions League quarterfinal fixture. The Foxes could take advantage of the situation with Jamie Vardy pouncing on balls and putting the experienced Atletico Madrid backline on notice. Diego Godín is used to playing star forwards as the Atletico Madrid centre-back, but Vardy’s unique set of skills could present problems for the Atletico star.
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The Champions League match between Atletico Madrid and Leicester City will be broadcast live on FS2 and the FoxSoccer2Go apps, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions.
Date: Wednesday, April 12
Start time: 2:45 p.m. ET
Location: Madrid, Spain
Stadium: Estadio Vicente Calderon
TV Info: FS2
Live Stream: foxsoccer2go, Fubo.TV
Leicester will need to on their offensive best to get an away goal on Athletic Madrid. The passing around the box will have to be precise, and efficient for the Foxes to head home with a valuable away goal.