Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid - Team news ,available players,prediction,lineups, key players to miss the clash
Barcelona will host Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou in a highly-anticipated La Liga match on Sunday. The home team is comfortably leading the league, 11 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, while Atletico is in third place, just two points behind their Madrid rivals. Despite drawing their last two games against Girona and Getafe, Barcelona has had an excellent season, winning 23, drawing four, and losing only two of their 29 matches. However, they were eliminated from the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, leaving them with only the Spanish Super Cup and La Liga title to fight for this season.
Barcelona has a strong home record in La Liga, with 36 points from 14 games, but Atletico has been impressive away, with 30 points from 14 games. The teams have both won two of their last five meetings, with Barcelona winning the reverse fixture 1-0 earlier this year.
Atletico also failed to advance from the Champions League group stage and finished bottom of their section. They also suffered Copa del Rey disappointment to Real Madrid. Therefore, Diego Simeone's side has only had league football to focus on in recent months. They have won their last six league games and are unbeaten since losing to Barcelona back in January.
Barcelona will be without Andreas Christensen due to a calf problem, and Sergi Roberto is out with a hamstring issue. However, Pedri, Ousmane Dembele, and Frenkie de Jong could return from injury and be included in the squad. Atletico will be without suspended midfielders Marcos Llorente and Geoffrey Kondogbia, while Memphis Depay is doubtful due to injury. Antoine Griezmann will face his former club, and Alvaro Morata could also feature for the visitors.
Barcelona possible starting lineup:?Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Alonso, Balde; Kessie, Busquets, Gavi; Raphinha, Lewandowski, Fati
Atletico Madrid possible starting lineup:?Oblak; Hermoso, Savic, Gimenez; Molina, De Paul, Barrios, Koke, Carrasco; Morata, Griezmann
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