An entertaining match will be played between the second placed side Barcelona and third placed side Atletico Madrid tonight in a La Liga game.
Kick-off: 8:00pm
Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Possible Line-ups:
Team News:
- Midfielder Xavi is a doubt for this game.
- Centre-back Thomas Vermaelen remains out with his injury.
- The front three Neymar, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will continue their role in front of goal.
- Loanee Cani will be unavailable following his ankle injury.
- Cristian Ansaldi is also out with his injury.
- While the rest squad is fully fit for boss Diego Simeone.
Stats:
- Both the sides have lost one of their last six La Liga games.
- Barca have kept four cleans sheets in their last ten home meetings with Atletico Madrid.
- A goalless draw have not been seen between these two sides in the history of La Liga at Camp Nou.
- Atletico Madrid have not beaten Barcelona since 2005 at Camp Nou.
- Nine red cards have been seen between these two sides in the history of football.
Head to Head:
Prediction:
Barcelona 2 – 1 Atletico Madrid.
Both the sides have equal points (38). Barcelona are leading with the help of goal difference (+14). A draw would be enough for the Catalan to keep their second spot.
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