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• Tournament: FIFA Club World Cup 2025
• Date: 19th June 2025
• Kick-Off Time: 10:00 PM GMT
• Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle

Atletico Madrid aim to keep their dreams of progressing to the knockout rounds of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup alive when they travel to face off against Seattle Sounders at their home yard in the Lumen Field stadium. The Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid clash will take place on Thursday, 19 June 2025 at 10:00 PM GMT.

Seattle Sounders were able to put up a brave fight in their Club World Cup opener against Botafogo, taking the fight to the Brazilian club but falling to a 2-1 loss. They have now lost their last three competitive matches and are in desperate need of an inspired performance that can hand them a much-needed win.

Brian Schmetzer will need to rally his troops to up their ante from the performance against Botafogo. Of course, the manager will need his players to be at their sturdiest defensively and maintain a strong shape in the backline. However, Schmetzer will encourage them to be brave on the transitions to trouble the La Liga side if they aim to get away with a positive result.

Atletico Madrid had a disastrous start to their Club World Cup campaign by suffering a 4-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in their recent clash. They were sloppy and error-prone in the game, and have now lost two of their last four competitive games. They'll need to be disciplined and efficient against the MLS side to get back to winning ways.

Diego Simeone has to urge his players to be more composed and work harder to win key battles in the game. They'll need to strengthen their defensive resolve and maintain a tighter shape, but Simeone will particularly need his players to clinically convert their chances to get the victory.

Seattle Sounders Team News

Brian Schmetzer is still missing the services of some important first-team players for this clash. Versatile defender Paul Arriola is out until November 2025 with a knee injury, and Stuart Hawkins is also unavailable because of a hip injury.

Atletico Madrid Team News

Diego Simeone will be missing the services of Clement Lenglet for this game. The French defender was sent off against PSG and remains suspended for this match. Atletico Madrid, however, did not suffer any major injury blows in the loss to PSG.

Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineups

Seattle Sounders Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Stefan Frei

Defenders: Alex Roldan, Jon Bell, Jackson Ragen, Reed Baker-Whiting

Midfielders: Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnak

Forwards: Jesus Ferreira, Paul Rothrock, Danny Musovski

Atletico Madrid Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak

Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Jose Gimenez, Robin le Normand, Reinaldo

Midfielders: Pablo Barrios, Conor Gallagher, Giuliano Simeone, Samuel Lino

Forwards: Julian Alvarez, Alexander Sorloth

Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid Head-to-Head Record

This will be the first-ever meeting between these two sides. They have never met in a competitive or friendly game in the past.

Key Players to Watch in Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid

Albert Rusnak (Seattle Sounders)

Albert Rusnak has been a driving force for the Seattle Sounders in the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign, scoring seven goals by impressively outperforming his 5.61 xG (expected goals) as well. The attacking midfielder needs to really smart with his off-the-ball movement and link-up play to outwit the opposition midfielders.

Rusnak will look to set up big chances with his clever delivery into the final, but will also be urged to make better runs into the six-yard box, get at the end of chances, and convert opportunities clinically to give his side a major edge.

Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid)

Julian Alvarez was arguably Atletico Madrid's biggest attacking threat against PSG, even having a goal controversially cancelled. He scored 17 goals in the 2024/25 La Liga campaign by outperforming his 14.22 xG and remains a versatile threat in Los Rojiblancos' front line.

Alvarez is smart enough to drop back to help his teammates get into empty spaces in the final third and is efficient enough to get to the end of chances. He'll look to use his clever movement to sneak into scoring areas and finish chances ruthlessly to get Atletico Madrid a big win.

Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid Prediction

With both teams in desperate need of a big win here, this game could be a pretty feisty and scrappy affair. It might end up being an intense affair in which there are duels and plenty of scoring opportunities for both sets of players.

However, Atletico Madrid have a strong enough defensive structure to keep the MLS side at bay, and their sheer quality in terms of their attacking depth should help them grind their way to a win.

Prediction: Seattle Sounders 1-2 Atletico Madrid

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