La Liga: Atletico Madrid vs FC Barcelona Preview and Predictions
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FC Barcelona face a daunting fixture against Atletico Madrid in La Liga at 1:30 am IST tomorrow. Atletico are currently six points ahead of Barca and lie at 3rd position. Meanwhile, Barca are struggling at the 8th position in the table. Hence, Atletico Madrid have a chance to deliver a early blow to the title hopes of Barca. However, Suarez will be a huge miss for Atleti in this match as he recovers from Coronavirus. Nevertheless, it will be a hugely exciting clash pitting the best goalkeeper in Jan Oblak against Lionel Messi. Moreover, Joao Felix is in sparkling form for Atleti this season and will be expected to make the difference.
Preview
Atletico Madrid are in wonderful form this season in La Liga and haven’t lost a fixture so far. Diego Simeone has set the team up to attack this season and this has resulted in loads of goals for them. Joao Felix has benefitted the most with the player getting 5 goals to be the top scorer. However, the team have to make up for the absence of Suarez for this match as he is focal point around which the attack of the team works.
Meanwhile, Barcelona have blown hot and cold this season as they struggle to find their feet. Koeman has brought in a new formation of 4-3-1-2 which is taking time for the players to adapt. Moreover, Messi has been rather quiet by his standards this season and this is causing the team to drop points. Furthermore, Griezmann has been struggling in front of goal and this is proving to be a stumbling point for the team in attack. Dembele and Coutinho will be expected to cover for Ansu Fati and get the goals required for the team.
Form Guide
Barcelona have kept a stranglehold over this fixture with Atletico never having beat Barca in La Liga after Simeone became the coach. However, this does look like their best chance of changing that stat as Barca are struggling with a rebuild this season.
Atletico Madrid last five matches : W-W-W-W-D
FC Barcelona last five matches : W-D-L-L-D
Predicted Lineups:
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Trippier, Felipe, Gimenez, Lodi, Carassco, Kondogbia, Koke, Saul, Felix, Correa
FC Barcelona : Ter Stegen; Dest, Pique, Lenglet, Alba; Pjanic, De Jong; Dembele, Messi, Coutinho, Griezmann
Prediction
We predict the match to be Atletico Madrid 1-0 FC Barcelona.
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