Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona

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Diego Simeone is hoping to knock Xavi off of the Spanish summit.

I think that this one will be extremely tight and that both sides will struggle to create too many chances. Barcelona: Jordi Alba and Robert Lewandowski are both suspended which is a big blow given that the Blaugrana believed that they had done enough to overturn the Poland international's ban. Atletico Madrid welcome Barcelona in La Liga on Sunday in a clash which could see Xavi's men retain top spot or potentially lose it with Diego Simeone's men looking to get back into the top three.

Live updates as Atlético Madrid host Barcelona at the Cívitas Metropolitano, Madrid, in LaLiga today, Sunday 8 January 2022. Kick-off: 3pm ET.

However, Spain’s Administrative Court for Sport (TAD) has since confirmed the striker’s suspension. Tonight's opponents Barcelona are joint-top of the standings with Real Madrid on 38 points. Tonight will be Atlético's first home game of the new year. The Barcelona team is in early tonight. We will enjoy the game, because it will be very good”. Atlético have set up in a 5-3-2 formation. Simeone clearly believes in him. He strikes it well but Oblak gets down to his left to save it. It's whipped into the box but Pedri takes it away from the area on the left with some nice dribbling. The latter smacks the side netting with his effort. Barcelona are able to deal with it as they look to take their 1-0 lead into half-time. It falls to Molina again on the right.

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The game can also be streamed on the Voot Select app. “They’ve been changing systems and it’s hard to predict how his team will play. Barcelona is on top of the La Liga table. Could be a costly miss for the Catalans. This will be Atletico’s first home game of 2023. Under five minutes to go for the start.

Barcelona have a fantastic chance to build a gap atop the Spanish top flight as they visit Atletico Madrid in a Sunday La Liga showdown.

95 mins to kickoff: The Blaugrana are struggling for defenders at the moment thanks to a few injuries. Diego Simeone has a number of players to choose from in midfield, one of the more fascinating lineup situations on either side of this match. BARCELONA!] In a choppy match, a few seconds of fluidity pays off for Barcelona and they take the lead. 31st min: Atletico Madrid have their first chance of the match, but it's covered well by a pair of Barcelona defenders and Marcos Llorente's shot is blocked by Ronald Araujo. The Frenchman makes an awkward turn, contorting his body near the top of the area, and while his shot is on frame, it's central, and the Barcelona goalkeeper can parry it out for a corner. On the ensuing corner, Reinildo gets his head to it but doesn't get the precision right, redirecting the ball past the far post, needing a bit more of an acute angle to get it on net. Xavi makes a gesture to the bench and gives some instructions to his assistants, causing a stir on the Barcelona bench. It's fizzed in from the right flank, and Griezmann is right there on the penalty spot to redirect it on goal, but its sent to the moon. 90+1 min: Finally the hosts have a great move forward, but it comes to nothing, and the official waves away the protests for a penalty! It felt unfair at first as Savic was shown red, but after giving it a real thought and maybe taking word in his ear from his officiating team, Torres is rightly sent to the showers as well. It's a disappointing evening from both sides, but moreso for the hosts as they were extremely wasteful in front of goal and now sit outside the La Liga's top four. After putting in a sensational four weeks in Qatar, Griezmann has returned to the club level and fallen flat, with today's performance a perfect example of his failings since.

Oblak. Called into action to stop an Andreas Christensen rasper in the early going. Could do nothing about Ousmane Dembélé's 22nd-minute strike, ...

Entered for Koke in the 73rd minute. Entered for João Félix in the 73rd minute. Entered for Barrios in the 64th minute. Entered for Carrasco in the 64th minute. Booked soon after coming on and didn’t really get into the game until late on, when he crafted a huge chance for Griezmann in stoppage time. Brought on to offer more solidity in the middle. Atlético missed Morata’s physicality in the first half. Set up a really good chance for Griezmann late in the first half, then had a long-range attempt fly well over early in the second before exiting. Ronald Araújo cleared the France star’s certain equalizer off the line in the 93rd minute. Made a huge goal-saving block with Pedri just about clean through and looking to extend Barça’s lead in the first half. Early jitters as a cheap giveaway in the center circle opened a shooting lane for Fati, but Stefan Savić hustled back to clean up the mess. Sent off in the 92nd minute after putting Ferrán Torres in a headlock during an altercation around the halfway line.