Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LaLiga Match Preview or Key Statistics 📊
Atlético de Madrid have failed to win in their last 20 LaLiga games against Barcelona (D6 L14); only against one opponent have they suffered a longer such run in the competition (23 games against Real Madrid between 2000 and 2013).
Atlético de Madrid are winless in their last 10 home LaLiga games against Barcelona (D3 L7), failing to score more than once in any of those games. The last time Atlético scored two goals in a single LaLiga game against Barcelona was in their last win against them at home (2-1 in February 2010).
Barcelona could become the first side to win two LaLiga games against Atlético de Madrid at Wanda Metropolitano. The Blaugrana side are unbeaten in their three LaLiga games played at this ground (W1 D2).
Atlético de Madrid are unbeaten in their last 23 LaLiga games (W14 D9), their longest ever run without defeat in the competition and the longest current such run across the top five European leagues.
Barcelona have only won one of their last five LaLiga games (D2 L2), 5-2 against Real Betis in the last matchday, after winning six of their previous seven in the competition (L1).
Atlético de Madrid have scored 17 goals and conceded just two in seven LaLiga games this season, their best goal difference tally at this stage in the top-flight since the 1995/96 campaign (+15 – GS17 GC2), winning the double that season (LaLiga and Copa del Rey).
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has scored 12 goals in 17 LaLiga appearances against Atlético de Madrid under Diego Pablo Simeone, more than any other player, whilst he is also the player to have scored the most LaLiga goals against Jan Oblak (eight goals in 11 games).
Barcelona’s Antoine Griezmann has scored against 32 of the 33 teams he has faced in LaLiga, failing only vs Atlético de Madrid. He has played 10 LaLiga games against his former team failing to score in all of them – two as a Barcelona player.
Atlético de Madrid forward Luis Suárez has scored against all of the 29 teams he has faced in LaLiga. The Uruguayan could become the sixth player to score for both teams in this fixture in the competition after Marcial, Jesús Landaburu, Marcos Alonso, Bernd Schuster and Luis García.
Atlético de Madrid boss Diego Pablo Simeone has failed to win in his 17 managerial LaLiga games against Barcelona (D6 L11). He is winless against two opponents in the competition: Barcelona and Racing de Santander (D1).
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