On Saturday, Hansi Flick’s FC Barcelona will host Atlético de Madrid in one of the most anticipated clashes of the season. In this case, it will also be a key match for the race for the title, since both teams are united with 38 points in the supremacy of the Los Angeles League table, but the visitors have one game less than the Blaugrana. While Barcelona are struggling these days with just one win in their last five league games, Diego Simeone’s side have won their last 11 games played in all competitions. Here’s what you need to know:
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How you can observe and probabilities.
- Life: Saturday December 21 | Life: 3 pm Eastern Time
- Location: Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium — Barcelona, Spain
- Watch: ESPN Sports | Current: ESPN+ and Fubo (fight for distance)
- Odd: FC Barcelona -115; Draw +270; Atlético +300
Workforce information
FCBarcelona: Flick, who will not be on the bench because he will be suspended, will also have to compensate for the loss of Lamine Yamal, who will omit the latter part of the event and will return in 2025 and will have to be replaced through Fermín López. Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre ter Stegen remain injured and are no longer in the squad.
Possible XI of FC Barcelona: Grief; Koundé, Cubarsi, Martínez, Balde; Olmo, Casado, Pedri; López, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Athletic: Simeone is expected to call up a similar opening 11 that won 1-0 against Getafe over the weekend, with Antoine Griezmann and Julián Álvarez in the attacking sequence.
Possible Atlético XI: Oblak; Llorente, Giménez, Lenglet, Galán; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Linol; Álvarez, Griezmann.
Prediction
The guests are in a much better situation than the locals and taking into account the injuries they will have to be considered favorites. Choose: Barcelona 1, Atlético 2.
