Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona
Competition – Spanish Primera
Stadium – Wanda Metropolitano
Date: 24th November 2018
Kick-off time – 19:45 GMT
This is the biggest game in La Liga this weekend as Atletico welcome Barcelona to the Wanda Metropolitana in a game that could decide how the title race goes down.
Barcelona lost their last game at home to Real Betis and they will be looking to get back to form here.
A win for the Catalans would see them keep their reputation as the team to beat, however, if they lose, Atleti would move two points ahead of them and make this one of the most open title races in recent history.
Atletico Madrid have become one of Spain’s biggest teams in recent seasons and they have achieved some great things, but they have not been able to beat Barcelona in a La Liga game.
They have knocked the Catalans out of the Champions League twice and even won the La Liga crown by managing a draw in Camp Nou.
Atleti come into this game with 4 wins from their last 5 games so they should be confident that they can finally break that curse.
Barcelona are not on a run of bad form at the moment, however, the return of Lionel Messi in their last league game ended in a second defeat of the season which won’t inspire the Barcelona players.
That 4-3 loss to Real Betis was a very open game as Real Betis are an equally attack-minded team, however, this game should be different as Atleti are a team that love to play tight football.
Atleti have to deal with a depleted defence as their four main defenders are struggling with injuries this season.
They only managed a 3-2 win in their last game and that could see this game end with goals at both ends as well.
Atletico haven’t won any of their last 16 games against Barcelona in the league, but they did record a 2-0 win over the Catalans in the Champions League in 2016.
Bookmakers believe Barcelona will get the job done at the Wanda Metropolitano this Saturday evening however odds are close and Atletico will have supporters based on their strong defence.
Lionel Messi is currently the bookies favourite to score the first goal while goal markets are undecided about the number of goals this game could produce.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Atletico Madrid
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
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W | Atletico Madrid | 2-0 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 Nov, 2018 | Champions League | ||
D | Leganes | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | 3 Nov, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Sant Andreu | 0-1 | Atletico Madrid | 30 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Copa del Rey | ||
W | Atletico Madrid | 2-0 | Real Sociedad | 27 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
L | Borussia Dortmund | 4-0 | Atletico Madrid | 24 Oct, 2018 | Champions League |
Barcelona
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | |||||
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D | Internazionale | 1-1 | Barcelona | 6 Nov, 2018 | Champions League | ||
W | Rayo Vallecano | 2-3 | Barcelona | 3 Nov, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Cultural Leonesa | 0-1 | Barcelona | 31 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Copa del Rey | ||
W | Barcelona | 5-1 | Real Madrid | 28 Oct, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
W | Barcelona | 2-0 | Internazionale | 24 Oct, 2018 | Champions League |
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES | DATE | COMPETITION | ||||
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Barcelona | 1-0 | Atletico Madrid | 4 Mar, 2018 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Atletico Madrid | 1-1 | Barcelona | 14 Oct, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Atletico Madrid | 1-2 | Barcelona | 26 Feb, 2017 | Spanish Primera División | ||
Barcelona | 1-1 | Atletico Madrid | 7 Feb, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey | ||
Atletico Madrid | 1-2 | Barcelona | 1 Feb, 2017 | Spanish Copa del Rey |
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera:
January 3, 2025 | ||
Valencia | 21:00 | Real Madrid |
January 10, 2025 | ||
Rayo Vallecano | 21:00 | Celta Vigo |
January 11, 2025 | ||
Alaves | 14:00 | Girona |
Real Valladolid | 16:15 | Real Betis |
Espanyol | 18:30 | Leganes |
Sevilla | 21:00 | Valencia |
January 12, 2025 | ||
Las Palmas | 14:00 | Getafe |
Atlético de Madrid | 16:15 | Osasuna |
January 13, 2025 | ||
Real Sociedad | 21:00 | Villarreal |
January 17, 2025 | ||
Espanyol | 21:00 | Real Valladolid |
January 18, 2025 | ||
Osasuna | 14:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
Leganes | 16:15 | Atlético de Madrid |
Celta Vigo | 18:30 | Athletic Bilbao |
Getafe | 21:00 | Barcelona |
January 19, 2025 | ||
Real Betis | 14:00 | Alaves |
Real Madrid | 16:15 | Las Palmas |
Valencia | 18:30 | Real Sociedad |
Girona | 21:00 | Sevilla |
January 20, 2025 | ||
Villarreal | 21:00 | Mallorca |
Spanish Primera Table
# | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Atlético de Madrid | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 41 |
2 | Real Madrid | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 40 |
3 | Barcelona | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 38 |
4 | Athletic Bilbao | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 36 |
5 | Villarreal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 30 |
6 | Mallorca | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 30 |
7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 25 |
8 | Girona | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 25 |
9 | Real Betis | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 25 |
10 | Osasuna | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 25 |
11 | Celta Vigo | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
12 | Rayo Vallecano | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 22 |
13 | Las Palmas | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 22 |
14 | Sevilla | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
15 | Leganes | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 18 |
16 | Alaves | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | 17 |
17 | Getafe | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 16 |
18 | Espanyol | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 15 |
19 | Valencia | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 12 |
20 | Real Valladolid | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 37 | -25 | 12 |
Spanish Primera Results
December 22, 2024 | ||
Real Betis | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
Las Palmas | 1 - 0 | Espanyol |
Leganes | 2 - 5 | Villarreal |
Real Madrid | 4 - 2 | Sevilla |
Valencia | 2 - 2 | Alaves |
December 21, 2024 | ||
Barcelona | 1 - 2 | Atlético de Madrid |
Osasuna | 1 - 2 | Athletic Bilbao |
Celta Vigo | 2 - 0 | Real Sociedad |
Getafe | 0 - 1 | Mallorca |
December 20, 2024 | ||
Girona | 3 - 0 | Real Valladolid |
December 18, 2024 | ||
Espanyol | 1 - 1 | Valencia |
Villarreal | 1 - 1 | Rayo Vallecano |
December 15, 2024 | ||
Barcelona | 0 - 1 | Leganes |
Real Sociedad | 0 - 0 | Las Palmas |
Villarreal | 1 - 2 | Real Betis |
Alaves | 1 - 1 | Athletic Bilbao |
Atlético de Madrid | 1 - 0 | Getafe |