Atletico Madrid are the reigning champions of the competition, and are determined to retain their title. Meanwhile, Elche were one of the worst teams in the league the last season. Surely expect a win for Atleti, at their home.
They made use of the opportunity they were presented with, as heavyweights Barcelona and Real Madrid were going through some tough times. And frankly, those two still have not overcome, and it might take another year or two before they would resemble their glory days.
And this is the time for Atleto to cash in. They have a set team, along with a passionate coach who’s been at the helm of this squad for many years.
Last time around, they had lost just four times all through their campaign, and as always, they had conceded the least number of goals in the tournament. Do also note that they had scored the second-most number of goals in the league.
In the meantime, Elche had finished 17th in a table of 20, as the last safe team, and they were winless in 30 of their total 38 match-ups (18 losses). Do also note that only the dead-last placed Eibar had scored fewer goals than them.




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马德里竞技是本次比赛的卫冕冠军，并决心保持他们的冠军头衔。同时，埃尔切是上个赛季联盟最差的球队之一。马竞无疑会在主场取得一场胜利。
他们利用了这个机会，因为重量级的巴塞罗那和皇家马德里正在经历一段艰难的时期。坦率地说，这两家公司还没有克服，可能还需要一两年的时间才能重现往日的辉煌。
现在是阿特莱托大赚一笔的时候了。他们有一支固定的球队，还有一个充满激情的教练，他多年来一直在领导这支球队。
上一次，他们在整个比赛中只输了四次球，而且和往常一样，他们在比赛中失球最少。要注意的是，他们的进球数在联赛中排名第二。
与此同时，作为最后一个安全的球队，埃尔切在20场比赛中名列第17位，他们总共38场比赛中有30场没有获胜(18场失利)。要注意的是，只有最后一名的伊巴尔比他们进的球少。