Football Previews
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Date: 21st December 2024
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Barcelona will host Atletico Madrid in the most interesting game in La Liga this weekend as the Madrid team attempts to top the standings.
Barca’s terrible run of form in the last few weeks has given Atletico a chance to close the gap between them.
The Catalans have forgotten how to win and the feel-good factor their early season form brought around Catalonia has died down.
The home side has just a win in their last four La Liga games, losing two of those matches, including the most recent (0-1) to Leganes.
That was a shocking result and it puts them in a tough spot ahead of this game because they are facing an Atletico team that is full of confidence.
Diego Simeone’s side has won all of their last 11 games in all competitions, including beating PSG away in the Champions League.
Los Colchoneros will feel this is their best chance to end their run of three straight losses against Barcelona and they have to take it.
Suddenly, Hansi Flick is under pressure and the situation around the team is not getting better as Flick will be serving a touchline ban while Lamine Yamal is unavailable due to injury.
It is quite a situation to be in for the Catalans and it will be interesting to see how they respond.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga:
| April 7, 2025 | ||
| Leganes | 20:00 | Osasuna |
| April 11, 2025 | ||
| Valencia | 20:00 | Sevilla |
| April 12, 2025 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 13:00 | Mallorca |
| Getafe | 15:15 | Las Palmas |
| Celta Vigo | 17:30 | Espanyol |
| Leganes | 20:00 | Barcelona |
| April 13, 2025 | ||
| Osasuna | 13:00 | Girona |
| Alaves | 15:15 | Real Madrid |
| Real Betis | 17:30 | Villarreal |
| Athletic Bilbao | 20:00 | Rayo Vallecano |
| April 14, 2025 | ||
| Atlético de Madrid | 20:00 | Real Valladolid |
| April 18, 2025 | ||
| Espanyol | 20:00 | Getafe |
| April 19, 2025 | ||
| Rayo Vallecano | 13:00 | Valencia |
| Barcelona | 15:15 | Celta Vigo |
| Mallorca | 17:30 | Leganes |
| Las Palmas | 20:00 | Atlético de Madrid |
| April 20, 2025 | ||
| Real Valladolid | 13:00 | Osasuna |
| Villarreal | 15:15 | Real Sociedad |
| Sevilla | 17:30 | Alaves |
| Real Madrid | 20:00 | Athletic Bilbao |
Spanish Primera Liga Table
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 83 | 29 | +54 | 67 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 63 |
| 3 | Atlético de Madrid | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 60 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 54 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 48 |
| 6 | Real Betis | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 48 |
| 7 | Celta Vigo | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 43 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 40 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 37 | -8 | 40 |
| 11 | Getafe | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 39 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Girona | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 46 | -9 | 34 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | -9 | 34 |
| 15 | Valencia | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 34 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 32 |
| 17 | Alaves | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Leganes | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 46 | -18 | 27 |
| 19 | Las Palmas | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 51 | -17 | 26 |
| 20 | Real Valladolid | 30 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 69 | -50 | 16 |
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