Both teams have scored in eight of Atletico Madrid's nine Champions League games
Club Brugge won just one of 15 away games against Spanish opposition
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Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid have shed their tag as one of Europe's most formulaic sides this season and shifted towards being entertainers.
That was in evidence during a six-goal thriller against Club Brugge in the first leg of their Champions League play-off last week in Belgium and it could be more of the same in the Spanish capital, where Atleti have not lost a home Champions League knockout match since March 1997.
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Team news
Talented midfielder Pablo Barrios is the main worry for Atleti and seems likely to miss out, though Rodrigo Mendoza can return after serving a domestic suspension at the weekend.
Julian Alvarez scored in the first leg and was a second-half substitute against Espanyol amid ongoing speculation over his future beyond the summer.
Brugge do not appear to have any fresh injury worries for this second leg, but first-leg goalscorer Raphael Onyedika misses out through suspension after being cautioned late on in that game.
Midfielder Ludoveit Reis remains sidelined, but Lynnt Audoor could make the matchday squad after coming through 90 minutes with the U23's on Friday.
The stats
Atletico have progressed in 12 of the 14 European ties in which they drew the first leg away.
Both teams have scored in eight of Atleti's nine Champions League games this season and over 2.5 goals has landed in eight of the Madrid side's last nine games in this competition.
Both Atletico's and Brugge's league phase games averaged four goals per game.
Brugge have won just once in their last 15 away games against Spanish opposition (D6, L8).
Recent signing Ademola Lookman has scored in his last three starts for Los Colchoneros.
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Prediction
It was a wonderful contest when these sides met in Belgium last week, with the home side responding from a two-goal half-time deficit to grab a 3-3 draw.
It was a continuation of a theme for Simeone and his side, with no clean sheets in nine Champions League attempts this season. Gone is the pragmatism of old, seemingly. All bar one of their games has gone over 2.5 goals in Europe this season.
Brugge have managed just one shutout in their nine games and both teams have scored in five of those, with over 2.5 goals landing in every one.
Neither defence makes for trusting right now. Atleti have scored eight times in their last two at the Metropolitano and they have not lost a Champions League knockout game at home in nearly 30 years.
They can come through this test, but it seems likely that Ivan Leko's visiting side will ask some serious questions along the way.
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