The top spot in La Liga is up for grabs on Sunday when Barcelona visit Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano for the highlight fixture of the weekend in European soccer.
The pair of Spanish rivals met six times a season ago and although Barcelona won both league meetings en route to back-to-back titles, Atlético Madrid eliminated Hansi Flick’s side from both the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
Diego Simeone’s men are the most in-form team in La Liga having won seven straight to climb to second in the standings heading into the weekend, just two points back of the Blaugrana.
Barcelona have been sensational to start the campaign, but falling against Real Madrid a fortnight ago allowed the chasing pack to cut the gap to the summit, and now Atlético Madrid will be eager to extend Barça’s shaky big game record in recent months.
There’s no love lost between two Spanish giants, and following a summer in which the two clubs headlined the most controversial transfer saga of the window in the form of Barça’s pursuit of Julián Alvarez, the animosity between them is at an all time high heading into Sunday’s clash.
The stakes couldn’t be much higher for a November meeting, Barcelona could open a five-point gap to Atléti with a win, but defeat would see Simeone’s side enter the November international break leading the La Liga title race.
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