Madrid, Spain – Dis guy dem dey ready for action this Saturday as Atlético de Madrid go face Osasuna for Riyadh Air Metropolitano at 21:00 hours. E be like say Cholo Simeone don gather him guys well well as dem dey try climb up the LaLiga table after their last match wey end 1-1 with Celta de Vigo.
After dem collect knock for the parón de selecciones, Atlético still dey search for better form. Dem don record four draws and one loss for last five matches, and as e be now, dem dey outside Champions League spots, two points behind Betis and plenty points away from the top spot. If dem fit collect three points against Osasuna, e go give dem morale boost.
Osasuna no too dey shine for recent times. Dem just lose one match to Real Sociedad wey don finally catch their first win for di season and dem dey sit around mid-table. With the way dem dey play, e no be surprise if Atlético use am collect all di points on Saturday.
For stats, Osasuna don miss di win mark in their last six visits to Madrid clubs, while Atlético don dey strong for home ground. Simeone don lead dem to eight victories out of nine games against Osasuna for home since e take di job. Na only one bad game dem get for home when dem lose 1-4 back in May 2024. Talk about being a tough opponent!
Antoine Griezmann dey on di brink of becoming di 11th player to score 200 goals for LaLiga, but e still dey struggle to find back di net against Osasuna. E no don score for dem four meetings wey dem don get at Metropolitano. Maybe dis Saturday go change your luck?
(E no be joke, biko. If Griezmann no fit find di goal, dem fit turn am to motivational speaker instead!)
As dem don prepare for di match, Simeone don talk say e get confidence in di squad wey dem build to meet di demand for di season. Him dey emphasize di need to show strength for home and make fans proud before dem dey travel to face tough teams again.
Di coach don also mention sey e dey expect plenty pressure from Osasuna since dem go come ready to fight for every ball. And squad go need to stay solid at di back while dem dey try play for forward. Na we continue to dey hope sey our team go fit deliver di goods.
Dis game wey dey happen for Saturday go show if Atlético fit turn di tide and prove sey dem still dey relevant for di title race this season. Fans go dey hopeful say dem fit witness better football action wey go make dem cheer!
At the end of di day, na football we go watch, and no be small hype dey surround dis encounter. Make dem no slack o, as Naija people say!
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