Barcelona take on Atletico Madrid in a battle between second and third in La Liga, as both teams look to close the gap on Real Madrid after the champions came from behind to claim a 2-1 win at Villarreal on Saturday.
Match Odds
Prediction
It was an eight-goal thriller in the last time both teams met in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg, but neither side will be hoping for a repeat as it would hand arch-rivals, Real Madrid, the advantage in the title race.
Atletico are yet to taste defeat against the Blaugrana this season after two meetings in the league and Cup, while the last three meetings have ended with over 2.5 goals.
There is a high likelihood similar outcome will be recorded at the Metropolitano on Sunday night, with what’s at stake, and that’s why we have our money on Barcelona to win or draw.
Form
A. Madrid’s last five La Liga games – D D W W L
Barcelona’s last five La Liga games – W W W W W
Team News
Atletico will be without Angel Correa, who is suspended for the match after his red card in the 2-1 defeat to Getafe last weekend, while Koke remains a doubt with a knock and Rodrigo De Paul is set to miss out.
Barcelona have no new injury concerns, though, Dani Olmo could start ahead of Gavi for this decisive match. Meanwhile, Andreas Christensen is back in training but will not feature in the match.