A strong confrontation awaits between the two great teams (Getty)
The 16th round of competitions La Liga Football is a fiery summit expected today, Sunday, between the top team Barcelona Fourth place is Atletico Madrid, which is an important match for the two teams, as it will be more than just a competition for 3 points on the field.
The Barcelona team enters the confrontation once morest Atletico, following it tied in the last match in 2022, with the Espanyol team at its home in the “Camp Nou” stadium (1-1), and then with great difficulty surpassed the Inter City team (4-3) from the third division in The 32nd round of the King’s Cup of Spain.
The Catalan club has 38 points, following achieving 12 wins once morest two draws and only one loss, and it is in the lead. Accordingly, he does not want to easily give up full points in order to widen the difference from Real Madrid, who lost to Villarreal.
On the other hand, Atletico Madrid enters the confrontation with its eye on winning only and nothing else, because it is far from the competition, and has 27 points in fourth place, and a victory would consolidate its position in third place.
It is noteworthy that “Atlético”, since the last loss once morest Mallorca before the stoppage of the World Cup, has achieved 5 consecutive victories and restored the balance that was lost at the beginning of the current season, winning 3 victories in the King’s Cup, a victory in the league and a victory in a friendly match.
The Argentine coach, Diego Simeone, knows that the victory over Barcelona is very necessary, as he will achieve the required return that the team needs and stay in the first four places, because the loss would strike some of the “Rojiblancos” hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season.
