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2020/21 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 34
Elche CF v Atletico Madrid
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche, Spain
Saturday, 1 May 2021
Kick-off is at 16h15
Elche CF will battle with Atletico Madrid in the
Spanish La Liga match at the Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero on May 1.
The Green Striped Ones claimed a 1-0 win over Levante at home in their previous league encounter which was played on April 24.
The win ended Elche's seven-match winless run in this competition having registered four defeats and three draws.
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The Green Striped Ones are undefeated in their last six home matches in La Liga having recorded three draws and three victories.
Meanwhile, Atletico succumbed to a 2-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao away in their previous league game which was played on April 25.
The defeat ended the Mattress Makers' three-match unbeaten run in the competition having registered two consecutive victories and one draw.
Atletico are also winless in their last four away matches in the competition having recorded two draws and two defeats.
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Diego Simeone, the Atletico manager, took some responsibility for a flat first-half display against Bilbao and he discussed the La Liga title race.
"It is clear that if this is repeated it is more of a problem for the coach than for the team," Simeone said.
"When a coach does not solve that situation, he is doing something wrong. We will try to improve. For much of the season we had an advantage of many points.
"But we understood that Barcelona and Madrid were not going to get out of the title dispute. Sevilla also appeared. Whoever has more mental strength will be closer to winning."
The last meeting between Elche and Atletico in a league match was on 19 December 2020.
Atletico claimed a 3-1 win over Elche in a match that was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
Head-to-Head (Last Five La Liga Meetings)
Matches - 5
Elche - 0
Atletico - 5
Draws - 0
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