Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona, La Liga Round of 16 match, scheduled for Sunday 8th January at 22:00 at the Wanda Metropolitano, will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Orange Sport 1 and Prima Sport 1.
Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will meet in the derby of the 16th stage of La Liga, the first scheduled for 2023, with a greater distance between the two teams than at any time in recent years, 11 points in favor of the Catalans.
Atletico Madrid are in 4th place after the 15th stage with 27 points, but several other teams, Athletic Bilbao, Betis Sevilla and Villarreal, are very close to Diego Simeone’s team.
The Plăpumarii are coming off the back of a 2-0 home win over Elche in the league, and in the last two weeks they have had two successes in the Copa del Rey, 3-1 against Arenteiro and 2-0 against Oviedo, both on the road. to qualify for the 1/8 finals of the competition.
Atletico Madrid have a very poor home record, winning three times, drawing twice and losing twice, with Alvaro Morata as their top scorer with six goals.
Barcelona are battling Real Madrid at the top of the table with 38 points from 15 games and were held to a home draw by local rivals Espanyol in their last league game.
The Catalans also advanced to the last 16 of the Copa del Rey in midweek with a thrilling 4-3 extra-time win over third-tier Alicante at Intercity.
Xavi’s side have the best defense in Spain, conceding just six goals so far, and the team’s and league’s top scorer is Robert Lewandowski with 13 goals in La Liga.
In the UEFA Champions League, Atletico Madrid finished last in a group with Porto, Club Brugge and Bayer Leverkusen, while Barcelona finished 3rd in a group with Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen, so will continue to play in the UEFA Europa League.
The last head-to-head meeting between the two sides came in the second leg last season, when Barcelona won 4-2 against Atletico at Camp Nou.
Superbet offers odds of 1.38 on the prediction X2: a draw or a win for the guests in the match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.
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