Barcelona vs Atletico predictions
On Saturday, May 8, at 13:15, at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, the team of the same name will host Atletico. How will the battle of the contenders for the championship end?
In mid-April, the "blue-garnet" won the Spanish Cup, beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in the final. The best then on the field was Frankie de Jong (goal + two assists), but Messi did not remain in the shadows, making a double. The main task of the Koeman team is the championship in the Example. She won in 9 of the last 11 rounds, but in the standings she is only in 3rd place, two points behind the leader. At the end of April, Barcelona had a great chance to come out on top, but they managed to lose at home to Granada (1-2), conceding two goals in the last 30 minutes. Last weekend, the "Catalans" won a difficult strong-willed victory over Valencia (3-2) due to another double of their leader, and another goal was recorded by Griezmann.
Atletico
Over the past three months, Atletico have won only half of the matches played in the Primera (7 out of 15). In this regard, fans of Spanish football are waiting for an exciting ending to the championship, where all three grandees really claim the title. "Matrasniki" won "in the dry" three of the last 4 matches (1-0 over Elche, 2-0 over Huesca and 5-0 over Eibar), and in Bilbao they stumbled, losing to Athletic in an equal fight: 1-2. For the 4th round before the finish of the championship, Atletico is in the lead, but the advantage over the competitors is only one point.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Barcelona vs Atletico
BarcelonaIn mid-April, the "blue-garnet" won the Spanish Cup, beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in the final. The best then on the field was Frankie de Jong (goal + two assists), but Messi did not remain in the shadows, making a double. The main task of the Koeman team is the championship in the Example. She won in 9 of the last 11 rounds, but in the standings she is only in 3rd place, two points behind the leader. At the end of April, Barcelona had a great chance to come out on top, but they managed to lose at home to Granada (1-2), conceding two goals in the last 30 minutes. Last weekend, the "Catalans" won a difficult strong-willed victory over Valencia (3-2) due to another double of their leader, and another goal was recorded by Griezmann.
Atletico
Over the past three months, Atletico have won only half of the matches played in the Primera (7 out of 15). In this regard, fans of Spanish football are waiting for an exciting ending to the championship, where all three grandees really claim the title. "Matrasniki" won "in the dry" three of the last 4 matches (1-0 over Elche, 2-0 over Huesca and 5-0 over Eibar), and in Bilbao they stumbled, losing to Athletic in an equal fight: 1-2. For the 4th round before the finish of the championship, Atletico is in the lead, but the advantage over the competitors is only one point.
Barcelona vs Atletico facts
- In the Spanish league, the Blue-garnet team won 9 of the last 11 matches.
- In the current season, Barcelona scored in all but two of their matches (0-1 defeats to Getafe and Atletico).
- Matrasniki scored more than one goal in only two of the last 9 matches.
- Atletico have not won at the Camp Nou since 2006-20 games in a row.
- Simeone's team has won only one away game out of the last 6 (only three goals scored with 6 conceded).
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