This contest provides the Catalan club an opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table following Real Madrid’s defeat.
Atletico Madrid play host to Barcelona in what will undoubtedly be one of the most-anticipated matches of the La Liga season. This contest provides the Catalan club an opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table following Real Madrid’s defeat. Real had suffered a shock 2-1 loss to Villareal on Saturday. It opens the door for Barcelona to consolidate their position at the top of the standings, however, the task at hand on Sunday night will not be an easy one for them.
Sitting at the top of the standings, Barcelona currently have the same 38 points as second-placed Real Madrid. However, they can now surge clear at the top if they can get the three points at Wanda Metropolitano. Form is also on Barcelona’s side even though they were held to a draw in their last La Liga match by Espanyol. That is because Atletico Madrid have been massively inconsistent in the league this season. They are placed 4th in the table and have 27 points from 15 games.
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There are not too many absentees in both sides but a couple of important names are set to miss this match. Atletico Madrid will be sweating over the fitness situation of Mario Hermoso and Sergio Reguilon. However, they could have some good news with the possible return of centre-back Stefan Savic. Speculations still continue over the future of Joao Felix, hence it will be interesting to see what role he plays in this match. Meanwhile, Barcelona will miss their star centre-forward Robert Lewandowski through suspension. Left-back Jordi Alba is also suspended for this match.
Atletico Madrid possible line-up: Oblak, Savic, Gimenez, Hermoso, Kondogbia, Llorente, Barrios, Koke, Carrasco, Griezmann, Morata
Barcelona possible line-up: Ter Stegen, Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde, Busquets, Pedri, Gavi, Dembele, Raphinha, F Torres
Atletico Madrid
Opponents | Score |
Oviedo | 0-1 (W) |
Elche | 1-1 (D) |
Arenteiro | 1-3 (W) |
Ponferradina | 3-2 (W) |
Almazan | 2-0 (W) |
Barcelona
Opponents | Score |
Intercity | 0-1 (L) |
Espanyol | 1-1 (D) |
Osasuna | 2-0 (W) |
Almeria | 0-1 (L) |
Plzen | 1-0 (L) |
Last 5 matches (all competitions) | Score |
Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid | 4-2 |
Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona | 2-0 |
Barcelona draw Atletico Madrid | 0-0 |
Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona | 1-0 |
Barcelona draw Atletico Madrid | 2-2 |
The La Liga match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will take place at Wanda Metropolitano on Monday at 1:30 am IST.
The live telecast of the La Liga matches in India is available on the Sports 18 network. Fans will also be able to watch the live streaming on Voot Select. Besides, the match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona can also be seen on DAZN and DAZN LaLiga in Spain.