Overview
Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will meet for the third time in the 2024-2025 season. In the previous 2 meetings, Atletico temporarily dominated with a record of 1 win and 1 draw.
In the upcoming match, Atletico will continue to have the advantage of playing at their home ground Metropolitano. Coach Diego Simeone's team has only lost 1/20 home matches this season, with the remaining 15 wins and 4 draws.
Real Madrid's elimination in the Champions League has only given Atletico more determination, as La Liga is now their number 1 goal.
For Barcelona, their unbeaten streak has extended to 17. The last team to be defeated by Barcelona was Atletico. Atletico's proactive defensive play and focus on locking down the midfield prevented the Catalan team from deploying the game as desired.
While Atletico had to go through 120 tense minutes with Real Madrid, Barcelona had an easy match against Benfica. Therefore, the physical condition of the away team players will certainly be better.
This is very important because Barcelona under Flick plays high-level pressing. Their physical advantage will be transformed into situations that constantly put pressure on and force Atletico players to make mistakes.
In general, both Atletico and Barcelona have their own advantages and the upcoming match promises to be very exciting. However, with no team much better, it is likely that the match will continue to end in a draw.
Personnel situation
In this match, Atletico Madrid will not have the service of Ange Correa because this player was banned from playing. Meanwhile, the possibility of Lenglet and Koke playing is still open.
On the other side of the front line, the trio Ter Stegen, Christensen and Bernal are still unable to return due to injury. Yamal, Raphinha and Lewandowski will once again feature up front, while Frenkie de Jong is expected to start instead of Marc Casado.
Expected lineup:
Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Molina, Gimenez, Lenglet, reinildo, Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher, Griezman, Alvarez
Barcelona: Szczesny, Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Balde, De Jong, Pedri, Yamal, Olmo, Raphinha, Lewandowski.
The match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona takes place at 3:00 am on March 17 (Vietnam time).
