Atletico de Madrid vs Levante - Angel Correa expecting Levante to provide tough test - 7M sport

Atletico de Madrid vs Levante - Angel Correa expecting Levante to provide tough test



Posted Friday, January 01, 2016 by PA

Atletico Madrid striker Angel Correa is not letting Levante's league position lull him into a false sense of security ahead of Saturday's clash against the division's bottom club at the Vicente Calderon.

Second-placed Atletico are 19 spots and 27 points better off than Levante and the Rojiblancos will be expected to come away with a comfortable win to keep the pressure up on La Liga leaders Barcelona.

However, having only just scraped past second-bottom Rayo Vallecano thanks to two goals in the final two minutes on Wednesday night, Correa is expecting it to be far from easy.

"We were very happy with the win over Rayo and to end the year on a high," he told the club's official website.

"We now have to build on our win over Rayo against Levante.

"We are on the right path and must continue like this against Levante on Saturday. It will be a very difficult match for us."

Atletico, who are second to Barca only on goal difference, have won nine of 10 home La Liga fixtures against Levante, dropping points only once in a 0-0 draw in 2005, while Levante have not won in their past seven in all competitions.

Rojiblancos head coach Diego Simeone could give a debut to new signing Augusto Fernandez, whose arrival from Celta Vigo was confirmed on Friday morning, but remains without long-term injury absentee Tiago.

Fernando Torres, meanwhile, may view Saturday's fixture as the ideal match in which to end his goal drought. The striker scored his 99th Atletico goal on September 19 but has struggled since, though he has three goals in five against Levante in the Primera Division.

Levante will be without suspended trio Simao Mate, Pedro Lopez and Deyverson for the trip to the capital due to an accumulation of bookings.



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