Team Focus: Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid won their group in front of Bayern comfortably and will meet another German team in the next round - Bayer Leverkusen.

They sit 4th in Primera Division, behind Real Madrid, Sevilla and Barcelona but they haven't made any mistakes in the Champions League and are on course tho reach the Quarter Finals again.

Goalkeeper & Defence

Jan Oblak kept 4 clean sheets in the UCL Group stage this season (Photo: marca.com)

The number 1 keeper Jan Oblak has been in fine form again this year, keeping 4 clean sheets in the Group stage. He has suffered an injury though and is scheduled to return in mid-February, so Miguel Angel Moya is playing in his place and is a budget option at the price of 5.0 until Oblak returns.

Atleti's defence is very strong this season too, so all of the regular starters, such as Juanfran at right-back, Filipe Luis at left-back and Diego Godin at centre-back are great options. The last position is either Savić or Gimenez, but it is advisable to avoid the defenders as it is unsure if they will start.

Diego Godin (Photo: sempreinter.com)

Midfield
This year Yannick Carrasco is the player to have in your team, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist, Koke is again a good option and last-years hero against Bayern as well. Gabi, the club captain, is a sure starter too, but he has to focus on defensive duties and some set-pieces.

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (Photo: Pinterest)

Attack
Atletico Madrid's star player is Antoine Griezmann, and has added 3 goals and 2 assists to his account this season. He has a new partner in attack, the signing from Sevilla, Kevin Gameiro. The frenchman has only scored once in the group stage as he mostly started from the bench, making way for club legend Fernando Torres.

Antoine Griezmann (Photo: eurosport.com)

Prediction
Last years Finalists are doing great this season as well, they should beat Bayer Leverkusen and progress to the Quarter finals for sure. From then on anything is possible for Atletico, especially if they keep their fine defensive form which proved to be too hard to break down for many teams in the last seasons.