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5 Bold Predictions for Atletico Madrid vs. Levante in La Liga Week 17

5 Bold Predictions for Atletico Madrid vs Levante in La Liga Week 17

Club Atletico de Madrid v Levante UD - La Liga
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Atletico Madrid will welcome Levante to the Vincente Calderon Stadium to usher in the New Year. This is a straight forward match for the Colchoneros. Atleti must be disciplined and play their regular game. If they do that, Levante should be brushed aside quite easily, but if they have already started to mentally prepare for the clash against Real Madrid, anything could happen.

5. Torres must wait to flop against Real Madrid

Fernando Torres: Spain v Chile: Group B - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
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5. Torres must wait to flop against Real Madrid

Fernando Torres: Spain v Chile: Group B - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
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Fernando Torres has officially made it back home to Atletico, but fans will probably have to wait until the Copa Del Rey clash on Jan. 7. Atleti are better off without the useless striker and will do better against Levante without the former Chelsea failure.

4. Levante have no threats

Levante UD v Real Madrid CF - La Liga
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4. Levante have no threats

Levante UD v Real Madrid CF - La Liga
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Levante’s best threats are Victor Casadesus and Jose Morales who have combined for seven goals. Both players are spotty scorers at best. The Granotes have also allowed 30 goals in 16 games, which is the third worst in La Liga.

3. Griezmann over Mandzukic

Club Atletico de Madrid v Villarreal CF - La Liga
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3. Griezmann over Mandzukic

Club Atletico de Madrid v Villarreal CF - La Liga
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Antoine Griezmann will be selected ahead of Mario Mandzukic after scoring a hat trick against Athletic Bilbao. Mandzukic scored once in the three previous fixtures and Griezmann should get the nod to start as the lone striker for Atletico Madrid.

2. Antoine Griezmann scores

Antoine Griezmann: Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid
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2. Antoine Griezmann scores

Antoine Griezmann: Athletic Bilbao vs Atletico Madrid
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The Frenchman should score against Levante if he is awarded the starting role. Levante have a horrendous defensive record and Griezmann is hot right now. Hopefully, his confidence was not lost in the two-week break.

1. Atletico victory

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1. Atletico victory

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As stated earlier, Levante are not a team that should bother Atletico Madrid and victory should be a forgone conclusion. However, complacency have killed many a team and Atleti need to focus on the task at hand. Atletico wins 2-0.

Yoshiki Matsunaga is a soccer writer for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter yoshikimat, “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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