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Spanish La Liga is definitely one of the most popular domestic club football competitions in the world. 20 teams battle each other throughout the season to lift the trophy at the end of the campaign. However, since the last couple of decades it has been turned into a race of the 3 giants. The list includes FC Barcelona, Real Madrid as well as Atletico Madrid. In addition to this, the clashes between these 3 super powers add special spice to the beauty of this competition. In fact, in one of those magical battles, Atletico de Madrid will come face to face with FC Barcelona.
The high voltage match week 15 encounter will take place at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium of Madrid. It is also going to be the fight between the current title holders and the current runners up. Thus it is going to be a special occasion for football lovers for sure. Nevertheless, Los Rojiblancos will take part in this fixture following their trip to the Turin. Besides, the Catalans will have this visit to the Spanish capital following their UCL home clash against German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
Match Details:
- Participating Teams: Atletico Madrid vs FC Barcelona
- Competition: Spanish La Liga
- Match Day: 15
- Date: 31st November/ 1st December, 2019 (TBA)
- Time: TBA
- Day: TBA
- Venue: Wanda Metropolitano
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Capacity: 67,829
- Surface: Grass
Atletico Madrid Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Antonio Adan, Jan Oblak.
- Defenders: Filipe Luis, Santiago Arias, Jose Maria Gimenez, Stefan Savic, Kieran Trippier, Saim Vrsaljko, R Lodi.
- Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Thomas Lemar, Koke, Saul Niguez, Marcos Llorente, Vitolo, Hector Herrera.
- Forwards: Nikola Kalinic, Diego Costa, Alvaro Morata, Angel Correa, Joao Felix.
Barcelona Squad:
- Goalkeepers: Marc Andre Ter Stegen, Luis Neto, Inaki Pena.
- Defenders: Gerard Pique, Jordi Alba, Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti, Nelson Semedo.
- Midfielders: Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Arthur Melo, Rafnha, Carles Alena, Monchu, Arturo Vidal, Frenkie De Jong, Sergi Roberto.
- Forwards: Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele.
Last 5 Head to Heads:
- FCB 2 – 0 ATM (Camp Nou Stadium)
- ATM 1 – 1 FCB (Wanda Metropolitano Stadium)
- FCB 1 – 0 ATM (Camp Nou Stadium)
- ATM 1 – 1 FCB (Wanda Metropolitano Stadium)
- ATM 1 – 2 FCB (Vicente Calderon Stadium)
Predicted Result: Atletico Madrid 1 – 2 FC Barcelona
Match Preview: This might be considered as a clash between a Tiger and a Lion. Both the sides will play for the match points as well as their prestige. It is definitely going to be more than a match. Thus both the sides will be eyeing to dominate the game. So I expect a match where each of the two participants will show attacking display of football.
Coming to the stats, the Red and Whites failed to beat the Catalans in the last 5 meetings. In fact, Diego Simeone’s side looked out of colour in the recent head to heads against the 26 times champions. In addition to this, the Blaugranas tasted victory on the latest meeting so far between the two sides. They secured a 2 goals’ victory at the Camp Nou on that occasion. Besides, the last two time they visited the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, they managed to remain unbeaten on both the occasions as well.
I can smell an incredible match on the card. I also back both the teams to score in this fixture. Nevertheless, my prediction is a 2-1 away victory for the visitors.
