PREVIEW
arcelona coach Xavi urged his group to enhance its ending in opposition to Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, the place it will likely be with out high objective scorer Robert Lewandowski.
The Polish ahead has 13 objectives within the high flight however will miss the primary of three matches suspended following a purple card in opposition to Osasuna in November earlier than the World Cup break.
Barcelona leads the league on objective distinction forward of Real Madrid, and may take an outright lead after the defending champion misplaced 2-1 to Villarreal on Saturday.
Atletico, fourth, has not been at its greatest this season however Xavi anticipated a difficult encounter.
“(Simeone’s) teams are defensively very well drilled,” mentioned Xavi. “They’ve been changing systems and it’s hard to predict how his team will play. Atletico have virtually no defensive holes, we have to take advantage of our chances as we won’t have many.”
-AFP
HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
Played: 238 | Barcelona: 106 | Atletico Madrid: 76 | Draw: 56
LAST 5 MATCHES
Barcelona 4-2 Atletico Madrid – February 2022
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona – October 2021
Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid – May 2021
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barcelona – November 2020
Barcelona 2-2 Atletico Madrid – July 2020
PREDICTED 11
Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Savic, Witsel, Gimenez; Llorente, Kondogbia, Barrios, Koke, Carrasco; Griezmann, Morata
Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; Pedri, Busquets, F de Jong; Dembele, F Torres, Fati
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
Where will Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona be performed?
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona La Liga match will likely be performed on the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
When will Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona be performed?
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona La Liga match will likely be performed on Sunday, January 8 2023.
When will Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona kick off?
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona La Liga match will kick off at 1:30 AM IST on Monday, January 9.
Where to look at Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona?
Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona La Liga match will likely be telecast on Sports 18 and Sports 18 in India. The recreation may also be streamed on the Voot Select app.
