Barcelona - Atl. Madrid Prediction, Picks and Tips
Barcelona has strengthened in the offensive line for the return of the championship, Xavi having as objective the qualification of the team in the groups of the Champions League. The Catalans won the last stage on the field of Alaves and can tick the second consecutive success after the derby Barcelona - Atletico Madrid. The boat did not convince in the match with Alaves, played on January 23. The Catalans won 1-0 at the end thanks to the success of Frankie De Jong, in the 87th minute. The team prepared by Xavi had many difficult moments in defense, the Basques having some good opportunities to open the score. In addition to the victory with Alaves in La Liga, Barcelona lost on the ground of Athletic Bilbao in the eighth round of the Spanish Cup, score 3-2 after extra time. Ferran Torres scored the first goal in the Blaugrana shirt, and the other success was signed by Pedri. Munian (double) and Inigo Martinez scored for Bilbao. The Catalans missed the chance to win the Spanish Super Cup as well. The team prepared by Xavi was eliminated by Real Madrid in the semifinals of the competition, score 3-2. Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati scored for Barca in that duel played in Saudi Arabia. Barcelona also had a draw this year on the field of Granada, 1-1, but also a 1-0 victory against Mallorca. In the ranking, Barcelona is on the 5th place, with 35 points, one less than Atletico Madrid, the rival in Sunday's match.
Atletico Madrid started this season with the idea of defending its title won last season. It's just that the rojiblanco team is having a difficult season, and after 21 matches, the Madrilenians are only on the fourth place. The team coached by Diego Simeone could keep its position in the standings even after the duel Barcelona - Atletico Madrid. Recently, Atleti played a spectacular match against Valencia in La Liga. Musah and Duro scored for the "bats" in the first half, but Atletico came back in the second half thanks to the successes of Cunha, Correa and Hermoso. Simeone's team won 3-2 and remained among the top four teams in Spain. Atletico was also eliminated from the Spanish Cup, in the round of 16. The rojiblanco team lost the duel with Real Sociedad, played in San Sebastian, score 2-0. Januzaj and Sorloth scored for the hosts of that match. The team prepared by Diego Simeone was also taken out of the Spanish Super Cup in the semifinals, score 1-2 by Athletic Bilbao. In the championship, Atletico also drew on Villarreal's field, score 2-2 and defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-0, at the beginning of the year.
Our recommendation tip for Barcelona - Atl. Madrid: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 1.75