Cadiz vs. Atletico Madrid: Team News, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

Atletico Madrid’s final pre-season friendly of the summer sees them make the familiar trip to the port city of Cadiz, who host Diego Simeone’s men for the second year in a row.

A year ago, a solitary goal from Raul Garcia (who clearly meant to cross) proved enough for Atletico to prevail against their Segunda Division B opponents, but with the home fixture against promoted Las Palmas on August 22 to prepare for and new signings such as Jackson Martinez, Luciano Vietto and Filipe Luis needing to bed in, how will they fare this time around?

Cadiz were emphatic winners of the Segunda Division B’s Group 4 by 11 points last season, only to lose out on promotion via the play-offs.

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The most familiar name in their squad is the summer signing and Spain Euro 2008 winner Dani Guiza, who claimed the Pichichi Trophy as La Liga’s top scorer with 27 goals for Mallorca in the 2007/08 season.

Date: Friday, 14 August, 2015

Time: 9 p.m. GMT / 4 p.m. EDT

Venue: Ramon de Carranza, Cadiz

TV Info: Canal +

Live Stream: Canal +

Pre-Season Form

Cadiz

Won 3-1 vs. Rotena

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Atletico Madrid

Won 2-0 vs. Numancia

Won 2-0 vs. Oviedo

Drew 1-1 vs. Sagan Tosu

Won 3-0 vs. Shanghai

Won 2-0 vs. Real Sociedad

Team News

Guiza is tipped to feature for Cadiz after his return to Spanish football following two years at the Paraguayan club Cerro Porteno in Asuncion, with the soon-to-be 35-year-old set for an interesting reception, according to the Daily Mirror, following comments he made about the club back in his days with Xerez.

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As for Atletico, this clash could see Simeone look to solidify his lineup for the opening weekend of the season and beyond, with particular attention paid to Martinez and Vietto as they look to link up with or play in place of star of last season Antoine Griezmann and, of course, Fernando Torres.

Simeone is likely to want to give minutes to all four as he looks to get them in top shape for the season opener, with the newly re-signed Filipe Luis likely to come into defence and seek to re-establish an understanding with former teammates Diego Godin, Jose Gimenez and Juanfran, although the signing of former Manchester City centre-back Stefan Savic has created yet more competition for places.

Now possessing an immensely talented squad, Simeone’s preferred XI for the season could end up looking like this:

B/R Team Stream

Key Players

Cadiz: Dani Guiza

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As mentioned above, the reception afforded to Guiza by the home fans promises to be fascinating viewing, but the forward’s role in the match itself will be pretty intriguing too.

If he can remain mobile and occupy the centre-backs, then Godin, Gimenez and Savic are going to have a pretty good workout ahead of the new season.

Atletico Madrid: Antoine Griezmann

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A goalscorer in the recent 2-0 friendly victory over former side Real Sociedad in Alicante, Griezmann goes into the new season as the main man for his club, who will be relying on his goals and his creativity alongside Martinez.

The Frenchman will be aiming for a big season ahead of the European Championship in his home country, and he’ll hope that will begin here with another impressive pre-season showing.

Best Odds (via Oddschecker)

Cadiz: 6/1

Atletico Madrid: 1/4

Draw: 5/1