Spanish football returns to the fold with a massive clash between two La Liga giants this weekend as Atletico Madrid take on Hansi Flick's Barcelona side in an important encounter at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday. Both teams have good players in their ranks and will want to win this game.
Barcelona are at the top of the La Liga standings and have been in excellent form this season. The Blaugrana eased past Benfica by a comprehensive 3-1 scoreline in their previous game and will look to achieve a similar result this weekend.
Atletico Madrid, on the other hand, are in third place in the league table and have been fairly impressive this season. The home side crashed out of the UEFA Champions League on penalties against Real Madrid this week and will need to bounce back in this match.
Barcelona have an exceptional squad at their disposal and have been in excellent form in La Liga in recent weeks. Lamine Yamal and Raphinha can be lethal on their day and have a point to prove in this fixture.
Atletico Madrid have been impressive under Diego Simeone but have a poor recent record in this fixture. Barcelona are the better team and hold a slight upper hand going into this game.
Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona
Tip 1: Result - Barcelona to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Atletico Madrid to score first - Yes