Atlético v Real Madrid - Champions League Boot Preview

Apr 13, 2015

by Pat

Champions League returns for the first legs of Quarter Finals this week. We will see a repetition of last year's final when Atlético Madrid host city rivals Real Madrid on Tuesday night, in one of the round's most highly-anticipated fixtures.

We take a look at the football boots worn by the two teams from Madrid in collaboration with Football Boots DB - your source for all statistics regarding soccer cleats in the European top-5 leagues and the Champions League.

Atlético Madrid Boot XI v Real Madrid

This is Atlético Madrid's Boot Lineup for the match against Real Madrid.

No less than three Puma players are part of Atlético's Boot Lineup, with Adidas (3) and Nike (5) sponsoring the remaining players. Miranda's possible start at center back instead of Giménez would even things out between the two giants, however.

Left back Jesús Gámez shows off an interesting choice of boots for a defender, wearing Nike Hypervenom cleats, while Juanfran on the opposite flank opted for the leather version of Adidas' newest F50 Adizero boots.

Contrary to Real Madrid's Toni Kroos, Tiago of Atlético Madrid is wearing the newest generation of the Adidas 11pro football shoes, in the white / black / blue color version.

Real Madrid Boot XI v Atlético

This is the Real Madrid Boot Lineup for the Champions League first leg against Atlético Madrid.

Real Madrid's Boot XI v Atlético is dominated by the two big players Adidas and Nike who supply the boots for six and four players, respectively.

Portuguese center back Pepe is an interesting case here, having worn Umbro Speciali boots for several months now albeit not being actively used for marketing purposes by the double diamond brand. Pepe had already worn Umbro Speciali soccer cleats until making the switch to Nike in 2013.

Gareth Bale, meanwhile, is set to debut the solar green Adidas F50 Adizero colorway in tomorrow's match. Bale initially continued to sport the white color version of the same boots after the launch of the Bale-exclusive Solar Green paintjob.