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Match info:
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid
Competition – Spanish Primera Liga
Stadium – Camp Nou
Date: 17th May 2014
Kick-off time – 17:00 GMT+1
Spanish Primera leaders Atletico Madrid travel to the Camp Nou this Friday evening to play Barcelona in the final game of the season where a point will be good enough to see Atletico be crowned champions.
Recent form:
Barcelona have lost 3 of their last 7 while Atletico Madrid have lost 1 of their last 7.
The Spanish Primera table looks like this:
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | G | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 22 | +52 | 87 |
| 2 | Girona | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 42 | +31 | 74 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 73 |
| 4 | Atlético de Madrid | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 67 |
| 5 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 61 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 52 |
| 8 | Valencia | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 47 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 58 | -2 | 45 |
| 10 | Getafe | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 47 | -6 | 43 |
| 11 | Alaves | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 41 |
| 12 | Sevilla | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 41 |
| 13 | Osasuna | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 51 | -14 | 39 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 43 | -13 | 37 |
| 15 | Celta Vigo | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 52 | -12 | 34 |
| 16 | Rayo Vallecano | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 34 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 34 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 32 |
| 18 | Cadiz | 34 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 26 |
| 19 | Granada | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 64 | -28 | 21 |
| 20 | Almeria | 34 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 67 | -34 | 17 |
A win for Barcelona means they will win the title on goal difference.
A win or draw for Atletico will make them champions.
Head-to-head
These two sides have met 43 times in recent years and Barcelona have come out on top most often.
The last 5 meetings between these two sides finished 0:1, 1:1, 0:0, 0:0 and 1:1.
Barcelona (4-3-3)
Atletico Madrid (4-2-3-1)
Bookmakers make Barcelona favourites to come out on top in this match.
Odds: Barcelona (5/6) Draw (13/5) Atletico (7/2) Gamingtips Prediction – Barcelona 2:1 Atletico
Barcelona are the second highest scoring team in the division (scored 99 in 37) and have the second best defencive record (conceded 32 in 37). Atletico have the best defencive record in the Spanish Primera (conceded 25 goals in 37 games) and the third highest goals scored record (scored 76 in 37). This game will be decided on how Atletico choose to play – if they set out to play for a draw then they may have trouble stopping one of the best attacking sides in Europe. Nerves will also play a large part in this game – Atletico have looked shaky of late and the knowledge that a point is good enough may hurt them come 19:00. Barcelona have been here before and know what is required – a win will make them Champions again however it will be a difficult task especially because they have looked rather shaky at the back and Atletico have all the capabilities of playing good, counterattacking football. Ultimately this game could go either way – it is almost like a cup final except Atletico are in the drivers seat until Barcelona score.
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