• Atletico have won eight of their last nine clashes with Russian sides
• Lokomotiv lost home and away to Atletico last term
• The visitors have conceded in their last four Champions League games
• Lokomotiv have lost their last three games 2-1

Atletico’s defensive standards to slip again

After seeing off Salzburg last week, Atletico Madrid face a major test of their qualification hopes on Tuesday as they head to Russia. After winning both meetings between the pair last term, the Spanish side have a great Russian record.

Atletico Madrid have won eight of their last nine UEFA European matches against Russian teams (D1). Meanwhile, Lokomotiv Moscow have lost nine of their last 11 UEFA European games against Spanish opponents (W1 D1).

However, not everything is going in favour of the Spanish side going into this one. Atletico Madrid have shipped at least two goals in each of their last four UEFA Champions League matches.

They won 3-1 at Osasuna at the weekend and our predictions see Atletico conceding against a Lokomotiv side who have lost 2-1 in their last three games, including a meeting with the European champions.

Atletico to win and both teams to score is our pick, alongside another 2-1 defeat for the Russian side.