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Preview: Sevilla vs. Atletico Madrid

Sports Mole previews the La Liga showdown between Sevilla and last year's champions Atletico Madrid.

Atletico Madrid travel to Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday evening knowing that they require three points to retain hope of defending their La Liga title.

Last year's champions overcame a slow start to close the gap on Real Madrid and Barcelona, but despite five wins from six games, a 2-0 defeat to Celta Vigo has left Diego Simeone's team seven points adrift of the leaders.

Simeone will be without Koke, who is still nursing a hamstring injury, while Guilherme Siqueira is sidelined through suspension.

Striker Fernando Torres is likely to remain on the bench, despite being unfortunate not to score against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League in midweek.

Sevilla are unbeaten in 12 home league games this season, but four defeats in six fixtures have hindered their attempts to secure a top-four place.

Coach Unai Emery will be confident of inflicting a fifth away defeat on Atletico, but the Rojiblancos are under pressure to ensure that they don't fall further behind Valencia in the league table.

Iago Aspas is missing with a hamstring problem, while goalkeeper Beto is unlikely to be fit after missing the past few weeks with concussion.

Sevilla:

Form in La Liga: LWLLWL
Form in all competitions: LLWWLW

Possible starting lineup:

Atletico Madrid:

Form in La Liga: WWWWLW
Form in all competitions: LWWLWL

Possible starting lineup: Moya; Juanfran, Godin, Miranda, Gamez; Gabi, Tiago, Saul; Turan, Mandzukic, Griezmann

Sports Mole says: 1-2


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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CReal Madrid37297187266194
2Barcelona37257577433482
3GironaGirona37246778463278
4Atletico MadridAtletico372341068432573
5Athletic Bilbao371811860372365
6Real Sociedad371612951371460
7Real BetisBetis37141494845356
8Villarreal371410136464052
9Valencia37139153843-548
10AlavesAlaves37129163545-1045
11Osasuna37128174455-1144
12Getafe371013144152-1143
13Sevilla371011164752-541
14Celta Vigo371010174455-1140
15Las PalmasLas Palmas37109183246-1439
16Rayo Vallecano37814152947-1838
17Mallorca37716143143-1237
RCadizCadiz37615162549-2433
RGranada3749243872-3421
RAlmeria37212233774-3718


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