Super Eagles winger Ademola Lookman is hoping for action as Atletico Madrid face Barcelona Wednesday in the first leg, quarterfinal clash of the Champions league at the Nou Camp.
The former Atalanta star was an unused substitute in Atletico’s last match against Barcelona in the La Liga with the latter running away with a 2-1 victory. The victory saw Barca move seven points clear at the top of the La Liga table.
Barcelona’s previous two quarter-final ties with Atletico in the Champions League have ended in defeat, with the Catalan side losing 2-1 to the Red and Whites in the last eight of the 2013-14 competition and then 3-2 at the same stage in 2015-16.
The Blaugrana have only won one of their previous four European games with Atletico, scoring just three times, but they have been victorious in five of their last six matches against the capital outfit in all competitions, including a 2-1 success in La Liga on Saturday.
Atletico will actually enter this match off the back of three straight defeats in all competitions, including their reverse to Barcelona in Spain’s top flight on Saturday.
Diego Simeone’s side are fourth in the La Liga table, 12 points ahead of fifth-placed Real Betis, so the league is not their focus at this moment, with the Red and Whites instead concentrating on the Champions League and indeed the upcoming Copa del Rey final against Real Sociedad.
Lookman has been listed among players for tonight’s battle and will be hoping to either start or be part of the party midway.
