Atlético Madrid-FC Barcelona: Data, statistics and curiosities of the match

Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona confront this Sunday (21:00h) in a decisive party for the interests of the two teams. The ones of Xavi Hernández need to win to follow presionando to the Real Madrid and, after the defeat of the Girona in Getafe, plant second in the classification of the League. The ones of Simeone by his part have fallen to to the fifth position after the victory of the Athletic Club and if they are able to carry the duel would plant again fourth to only 3 points of the Barça, third, and to 4 of the Girona that it is second. To continuation review the data and the previous curiosities to this duel:

• The numbers of the FC Barcelona in LaLiga EA Sports: 28 parties played, 18 victories, 7 ties and 3 defeats. 57 goals in favour and 34 against. (3º qualifier)

• The numbers of the Atletico Madrid in LaLiga EA Sports: 28 parties played, 17 victories, 4 ties and 7 defeats. 54 goals in favour and 31 against. (5º qualifier)

The FC Barcelona adds 7 consecutive parties without losing in the League. From the very hard defeat against the Villarreal in day 22, the Barça of Xavi has installed in a victorious dynamics. The Barcelona team has confirmed an impressive recovery and has added 5 victories and 2 ties in the last 7 parties contested.

The FC Barcelona adds 3 consecutive parties with the goal to 0. One of the big problems of the team of Xavi this season has been definitely the defensive fragility and the increible ease to fit goals against. However, the Barcelona seems that estan recuoerando the normality and chain already 3 parties without receiving goals.

Last match before the stop of selections. Thanks to the stop Xavi​ will not need to give rest to any headline thinking in the next party. The victory of the Real Madrid in the field of Osasuna (2-4) and the defeat of the Girona in Getafe (1-0) forces to go with everything and win. The FC Barcelona arrives to this party with the morals to tope after achieving delete to the Naples and classify for quarter-finals of the Champions League. Now, the Catalans want to continue with the series and assault the second position of the League.

Xavi recovers effective. For the duel against the Atleti, Xavi Hernández recovers so much to Marcos Alonso like Ferran Torres, but keeps two sensitive drops: Frenkie of Jong, that suffers sprain in the external lateral ligament of the right ankle, and a Pedri González that suffers an injury in the rectum femoral of the right thigh.

The XI of the Barça against the Athletic. In front of the drops with which explains the team, does not foresee a lot of surprises in the XI of Xavi Hernández. The big doubt will be if Joao Félix will be headline or no in his return to which, until does some months, was his house. The Portuguese has left to be indisputable headline and, for now, part by behind Lamine Yamal and Raphinha in the plans of the entrenadror. To continuation, our forecast of the XI:

• XI of the FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Koundé, Araújo, Cubarsí, Cancel; Christensen, Fermín, Gündogan; Raphinha, Yamal and Lewandowski.

Plenary of victories of Xavi against the Athletic. The last four clashes between Barça and Athletic have finished in victory for the Catalans. Precisely, since Xavi Hernández assumed the reins of the bench culé, in November of 2021, have imposed in all the duels: 4-2 in the 2021/2022, 0-1 and 1-0 in the past season and the adjusted 1-0 of the crash of the first turn thanks to a goal of Joao Félix in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys to do cost the law of the ex. The aim is to give continuity to the series.

The Athletic is invicto in his field. The Barça does not fall in the Metropolitan from October of 2021, with Ronald Koeman in the bench. However, the team of Xavi will have to sign a perfect party, taking into account that this season the Athletic still has not lost like venue adding 13 triumphs and a tie in 14 parties played.

And the FC Barcelona has not lost of visitor. This statistics no 'help' to the Barça, but does not be necessary to overlook that the Catalans have not lost, to date, when they have played to domicile. Sorpresivamente, have been stronger and conclusive when they have been far of the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys, although in the two last presentations out of house have suffered more than the account: 0-0 vs Athletic and 1-2 in front of the RC Celtic with a goal of penalti in the last minute of Robert Lewandowski.

The 'law of the ex' pursue to the Barça: Memphis Depay and Griezmann, the big threats of the Athletic. Antoine Griezmann and Memphis Depay will confront once again to the FC Barcelona, his ancient team. Both players arrive to the meeting like important pieces in the offensive potential of the Athletic of Madrid, smart to do effective the afamada 'law of the ex'. Griezmann Arrives to this meeting like the star of the combined 'colchonero', adding already 19 goals and 7 assistances. The another exculé that it could be in 'play' in this duel is Memphis Depay. The exjugador of the Manchester United has turned into a revulsivo of gold for the team of Diego Pablo Simeone, accumulating already nine annotations and two assistances in 26 duels with the elastic of the Atleti.