Atlético Madrid and Barcelona measure forces at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, in a match for the 15th round of the First Division. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which records 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss in the last 11 games. The last direct confrontation between these two teams, on 06‑04-2019, ended with the victory of Barcelona by (2‑0). In this match the home factor may be decisive, since both teams have considerable differences in the results won at home and as a visitor.
Atlético Madrid :
The home team is currently in the 4th position, with 25 points won, after 6 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, he won at home against Espanyol by (3‑1). In the last game, they tied out against Granada for (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins and 5 draws in his stadium. In the last match he played, for the UEFA Champions League, he lost with Juventus out by (1‑0). In their last 7 home games for the championship Atlético Madrid won 4 and drew 3, so they won 15 points in 21 possible.
For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 7 games ago. His attack has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 14 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 4 times, but got the comeback in 2.
Atletico Madrid does not arrive very motivated to this match, after a 1-0 defeat in the visit to the Juventus arena, by the Champions League. The greatest strength of the home team is its ability to attack through rapid transitions. The Spaniards Morata and Vitolo join in the attack front, combining speed, technique and skill in the air game. The local coach may not count on Giménez, Savic, Vrsaljko and Diego Costa, due to injury.
Barcelona:
After 9 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, the away team is currently in 1st position, with 28 points won. In his last match, he won the CD Leganés out by (1-2), after in the previous match he won at home, in a match against Celta de Vigo, by (4-1). This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 22 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium, with 40 goals scored and 14 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home victory with Borussia Dortmund by (3‑1). For the championship, Barcelona conquered 10 points in 21 possible, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 7 games played as a visitor. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so he has not presented great defensive strength, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 13 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2.
Barcelona is motivated for this match, after a 3-1 victory at home against Dortmund, by the Champions League: Suarez, Messi and Griezmann scored the victory goals. The visiting team is one of the most feared in the world and on the attack front it has extreme quality players. Therefore, it is assumed that the three strikers chosen are Messi, Suárez and Dembélé. It is possible that in the midfield Rakitic, Arthur and de Jong are the players selected by the coach Blaugrana. Keep in mind that one of the shortcomings of this super team are duels in the air game. It seems that the visiting coach should not be able to count on Jordi Alba and Nélson Semedo, for being injured, in addition to Busquets, suspended.
