Club World Cup: Atletico Madrid faces a desperate battle, Bottafogo takes the lead in advance

Club World Cup: Atletico Madrid vs Bottafogo

At 3:00 am on June 24, 2025, Atletico Madrid will play against Bottafogo in Group B of the Club World Cup. Atletico Madrid is a strong team in La Liga. His performance this season is average. On the league end, the team ended with the third place in the league and successfully qualified for the Champions League next season. In terms of the World Cup qualifiers, after two rounds of games, they achieved a record of 1 win and 1 loss. Currently, they ranked third in Group B with 3 points. If the team wants to qualify for qualifying, they must win 3 goals in this game.

Atle Madrid's condition has been relatively ups and downs recently. The team played against the Seattle Bayer in the last game, with a possession rate of 57%, 15 shots and 7 shots on the right. With Barrios' double score and Witsel's personal goal, they finally won the opponent 3-1. This victory gave the team another hope of qualifying. But it is worth noting that Atletico Madrid conceded goals in two Club World Cup games, which shows that there are many problems on the defensive end.

Botafogo is a Brazilian La Liga team. His performance this season was not ideal. On the league end, after 11 rounds of games, he achieved 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, ranking 8th in Brazil's La Liga with 18 points, which was a significant decline compared to last season's results. In terms of Club World Cup, the team performed very strongly. After two rounds of games, they ranked first in Group B with 6 points, which shows that the team has the lead in qualifying.

Botafogo has been in excellent form recently and has won five consecutive victories. The team played against Paris Saint-Germain last game, with a ball possession rate of 56%, four shots and four shots, and the number of shots was only 1/4 of the opponent. Although they were at a disadvantage in the game, they finally won the opponent 1-0 with I. Da Cruz's goal. In terms of lineup, Martins, Bastos, Pereira and Bartulu are injured and may miss the game in this game.

The two teams have no past battle records. Atletico Madrid has been in a relatively leaping state recently, and is also quite embarrassing in the Club World Cup. It has lost the opportunity to advance and will face a back-to-back battle in this game. Bottafogo has been in very strong form recently, winning all competitions, and he has the lead in advance in the Club World Cup.