Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona face each other in the great match of the sixteenth day of LaLiga Santander. It is a high-flying match and of the utmost importance for the culé team: the Catalans have the opportunity to put land in the middle with Real Madrid and become leaders on their own.
The puncture of the white team in the Cerámica against Villarreal opens the door wide for Barça, with a win or a draw, to take advantage as first place in LaLiga. At the moment, the Barcelona team has 38 points, tied with Real Madrid, who have one more game. In the event of a mattress victory, Barça would continue to be the first classified.
FC Barcelona's rival will be an Atlético de Madrid that is not having its best season. The people of Madrid are the fourth classified in LaLiga with 27 points, tied with Villarreal. Therefore, Atleti want to continue earning points to establish themselves in Champions League positions and distance themselves from their pursuers. Of course, it is difficult to be able to catch the heads of the table.
Both teams come into the match with an immaculate streak. The hosts have passed the Copa del Rey round after beating Oviedo without too many problems. In LaLiga they delved into the misfortune of Elche, which is bottom with only four points.
For its part, Barça also arrives unbeaten at the match, but with some doubts. The culés needed extra time to be able to win the modest Intercity while they could only get a point against Espanyol in the last game of 2022.
The match will be played on Sunday, January 8, starting at 9:00 p.m. at the Cívitas Metropolitano. The broadcast of the meeting will be carried out by DAZN. It can also be followed on the La Vanguardia website.
Atletico Madrid XI: Oblak; Molina, Gimenez, Savic, Reinildo; Crying, Koke, Kondogbia, Carrasco; Griezmann and Joao Felix.
FC Barcelona Eleven: Ter Stegen; Kound, Araujo, Christensen, Balde; De Jong, Pedri, Gavi; Dembélé, Ansu Fati and Raphinha.
Referee: Munuera Montero
Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano
