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The impeccable streak that Barcelona will seek to maintain against Atlético de Madrid in LaLiga
Published:20/12/2024 - 10:30h
Updated:20/12/2024 - 10:31h
FC Barcelona will face Atlético de Madrid, a team against which it has recently maintained a quite interesting streak in LaLiga, and will seek to maintain it. Which is it? We tell you at FCBN
Over the weekend in LaLiga EA Sports, a real cracker of a match awaits football enthusiasts, as FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid will face off in a game that already seems crucial to settle the dispute for the league leadership and finish 2024 as the winter champion. This is because both teams are currently tied on points (38), although Hansi Flick's side has played one more match.
Given this, this clash takes on added significance, also aiming to maintain a gap with a Real Madrid that is closely trailing these two teams in terms of points (37) and will be watching this match with keen interest.
Now, in this encounter, Barcelona also aims to maintain an important streak it has been building over the past seasons. Indeed, for Atlético de Madrid, visiting the Blaugrana stronghold (Camp Nou or Montjuïc), at least in terms of LaLiga, has been a real challenge. This statement is not mere talk but is backed by statistics.
The impeccable streak Barcelona aims to maintain against Atlético in LaLiga
Atlético de Madrid has not managed to win at Barcelona's home in a LaLiga match since the 2005-06 season, when in matchday 22 of that season, the 'Rojiblancos' prevailed 1-3 with a brace from Fernando 'El Niño' Torres and another goal from Maxi Rodríguez, while the Blaugranas could only respond with a goal from the Swede Henrik Larsson.
Since that defeat, FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid have faced each other 18 times at Barça's ground in LaLiga, and the records have favored the Catalan club, with 13 wins and five draws. Furthermore, the Catalan team has achieved four consecutive victories, the most recent being in LaLiga and at their stadium, the triumph of the Catalan side in the 2023-24 season in matchday 15 of the domestic league, a match that was settled by the narrowest margin with a 1-0 scoreline, where interestingly the goal was scored by a player loaned from the Madrid outfit: João Félix. Will this Blaugrana dominance continue, or will Atlético show signs of a comeback?
