Pre-Match Thread: Atletico Madrid vs FC Barcelona | La Liga, Matchday 28
Match Information:
| Match | Atletico Madrid vs FC Barcelona |
|---|---|
| Competition | La Liga(Matchday 28) |
| Date | 16th March, 2025 |
| Venue | Riyadh Air Metropolitano Capacity- 70,692 |
| Time | Convert to your local time 9:00 PM CET / 3:00 pm EST |
| Referee | Ricardo De Burgos(Spanish) |
Lineups and Squads-:
FC Barcelona- Official squad to be confirmed
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iñaki Peña | Pau Cubarsí | Dani Olmo | Ferran Torres |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | Alejandro Balde | Frenkie De Jong | Robert Lewandowski |
| Diego Kochen | Ronald Araujo | Pablo Torre | Lamine Yamal |
| Jules Koundé | Gavi | Raphinha | |
| Eric Garcia | Marc Casadó | Pau Victor | |
| Hector Fort | Pedri | Ansu Fati | |
| Gerard Martin | Fermin Lopez | ||
| Inigo Martinez |
Manager- Hansi Flick
Unavailable Players:
| Player Name | Reason |
|---|---|
| Marc André ter Stegen | Injured |
| Marc Bernal | Injured |
| Andreas Christensen | Injured |
Atletico Madrid: Official Squad to be confirmed
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Oblak | Axel Witsel | Rodrigo De Paul | Antoine Griezmann |
| Juan Musso | Cesar Azpilicueta | Marcos Llorente | Julian Alvarez |
| Antonio Gomis | Jose Gimenez | Conor Gallagher | Alexander Sorloth |
| Clement Lenglet | Samuel Dias Lino | Thomas Lemar | |
| Reinildo | Giuliano Simeone | Rodrigo Riquelme | |
| Robin Le Normand | Javier Serrano | Victor Mollejo | |
| Javi Galan | Pablo Barrios | ||
| Nahuel Molina | |||
| Rodrigo Riquelme | |||
| Ilias Kostis | |||
| Geronimo Spina |
Manager- Diego Simeone
Unavailable Players:
| Player Name | Reason |
|---|---|
| Koke | Injured |
| Angel Correa | Suspended |
Form Guide-:
| Teams | FC Barcelona | Atletico Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Form | [W] W W D W | [L] L L W D |
| Goals scored | 14 | 8 |
| Goals conceded | 5 | 8 |
| Last match | FC Barcelona 3-1 Benfica | Atletico Madrid 1(2)-0(4) Real Madrid |
Head-to-Head:
Last Meeting: FC Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid(Pedri 19', Cubarsi 21', Inigo 41', Lewandowski 74' ; Alvarez 1', Griezmann 6', Llorente 84', Sorloth 90+3')
Date- Tuesday, 25th February, 2025
Venue- Estadio Olimpic Lluis Companys
Competition- Copa Del Rey- Semifinals, First Leg
Threads- Pre-Match Thread | Match Thread | Post-Match Thread
Highlights- FC Barcelona 4-4 Atletico Madrid
Last matches- FC Barcelona wins- 3 ; Atletico Madrid wins-1 ; Draws- 1
Match Facts:
- Barcelona have scored 12 goals in their last 5 matches.
- Atletico have scored 8 goals in their last 5 matches.
- Atletico have kept the most clean sheets in La Liga this season
- FC Barcelona are yet to win against Atleti this season(1D, 1L) ______________________________________
Hansi Flick’s Pre-Match Press Conference