battle for supremacy in our metropolitan; A hot Barca looking to conquer the fortress of Atlético.
The teams of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid will face each other in the most sensitive match of the 12th week of the Spanish league at the Metropolitano Stadium starting at 23:30 tonight (Sunday - Tehran time), which is a battle for the top. Meanwhile, Diego Simeone's men tonight host the Blue and Whites, who are currently in third place with 28 points, and will be hoping to take the top spot by winning their eighth straight in this competition.
On the other hand, Barcelona, with 30 points and an offensive line that scored 46 goals, wants to maintain the advantage and increase the distance against its rival Madrid. In the last 10 meetings between the two teams in La Liga competitions, Barca won 8 times and Atlético won 2 games.
In the Atletico Madrid team, Cristian Romero and Johnny Cardoso will be absent due to injury, but Morgan Heubelman is fit to play after overcoming the injury.
On the other hand, Barcelona will not have Dani Olmo, Ronny Berdgi and Xavi Sprat due to injuries. The condition of Eric Garcia, Jules Canada and Andreas Christensen also depends on the final medical evaluations to participate in the game.
Rodri will also be out after picking up a hamstring injury against Aston Villa in week four of the UEFA Champions League, and Marc Bernal could be alongside Fedri in midfield.
Read the details of the report in the link below.