One in every of La Liga’s largest fixtures will happen at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday night as Barcelona welcomes Atletico Madrid, each groups on 31 factors and striving for a bonus within the league standings.
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Barcelona secured a formidable 2-1 win over Porto within the Champions League, clinching a spot within the last-16 stage.
Regardless of their comeback in opposition to Porto, Xavi’s facet seeks a return to successful methods in La Liga after their 1-1 draw in opposition to Rayo Vallecano final weekend.
Atletico Madrid arrives following 4 successive victories throughout competitions, together with a 1-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga. Diego Simeone’s workforce sits stage on factors with Barcelona and is within the title race competition, having performed a sport much less.
Barcelona boasts an edge in latest league encounters in opposition to Atletico, but Atletico’s away document this season, coupled with Barcelona’s residence venue being relocated attributable to Camp Nou renovations, creates an intriguing context for this conflict.
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Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen stays sidelined attributable to a again damage. Xavi may subject an analogous XI from the Porto sport, with considerations over Alejandro Balde’s spot and Inaki Pena set to begin in objective.
Atletico misses Pablo Barrios attributable to a knee damage, whereas Thomas Lemar and Vitolo are additionally unavailable. Nevertheless, Memphis Depay and Reinildo return from their latest accidents to bolster Simeone’s choices.
Potential Lineups
Barcelona:(4-3-3)
Pena;
Araujo, Kounde, I Martinez, Cancelo;
Pedri, Gundogan, De Jong;
Raphinha, Lewandowski, Felix
Atletico Madrid:(3-5-2)
Oblak;
Gimenez, Witsel, Hermoso;
Molina, De Paul, Saul, Koke, Riquelme;
Morata, Griezmann
Prediction: Barcelona 1-1 Atletico Madrid
With each groups stage on factors and in good type, it’s anticipated to be a intently contested match. Given their latest encounters, a draw appears believable, therefore a 1-1 scoreline is anticipated.
Please notice that match outcomes are topic to vary, and this prediction is predicated on present type and obtainable data.
