Guide to today's Atlético de Madrid-Barça match: schedule, where to watch, and lineups
Barça faces Atlético de Madrid in the closing match of Sunday's matchday.
BarcelonaBarça and Atlético de Madrid will face each other this Sunday at Montjuïc (9:00 PM CEST) in a match corresponding to Matchday 28 of La Liga. The Blaugranas will be looking to extend their points lead over a direct rival, while the Madrid side will want to take the lead.
Flick's team are coming off a resounding 3-1 win over Benfica in the Champions League, while Atlético Madrid lost the Madrid derby on penalties. In the league standings, Barça sits first with a game in hand and is tied with Ancelotti's team on 57 points. Simeone's team, on the other hand, is third with 56 points, one behind the Blaugranas. The team, led by striker Julián Álvarez, has scored in every home game they have played. Barça, away from home, has 9 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses.
Barça are missing the already known injuries of Ter Stegen, Christensen, and Marc Bernal. Atlético will be without Correa due to suspension, and De Paul could be dropped from the starting lineup due to thigh discomfort.
Time and venue of the Atlético de Madrid-Barça match
The match will be played this Sunday at 9:00 p.m. at the Metropolitano (Madrid).
Where to watch the match (TV)
The match between the Catalans and Madrid will be broadcast on LaLiga TV Bar and the DAZN platform on the DAZN LaLiga (M55 O113) and DAZN LaLiga 2 (M58 O114) channels. You can also watch the live broadcast minute by minute on ARA.
Probable lineups for the match
FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Szczesny, Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde; De Jong, Pierre, Dani Olmo; Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Lewandowski.
Atlético de Madrid (4-4-3): Oblak, Llorente, Le Normand, Lenglet, Javi Galán; Giuliano, De Paul, Barrios, Lino; Griezmann and Julián Álvarez.
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Committee) and Javier Iglesias Villanueva (Galician Committee) in the VAR.