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Carrasco, Atlético de Madrid player, scored the first goal against Barcelona, in the 45th minute of the fierce confrontation between them at the “Wanda Metropolitano” stadium, on the tenth day of the La Liga competition.
The formation of Atlético de Madrid against Barcelona
Goalkeepers: Jan Oblak
Defensive line: Jiménez, Savic, Trippier, Hermoso
Midfilders: Saul Nigues, Carrasco, Loriente, Kuki
Offensive line: Angel Correa, Joao Felix
Barcelona training against Atlético de Madrid
Goalkeepers: Ter Stegen
Defensive line: Piqué, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Serge Roberto
Midfield: De Jong, Pjanic, Pedri
Offensive line: Messi, Griezmann, Dembley
Barcelona occupies eighth place in the table of the Spanish league, “La Liga”, with 11 points and has two postponed games, while Atlético de Madrid is in third place with 17 points..
The Uruguayan dual, Luis Suárez and Lucas Torreira, are absent from Atlético de Madrid, during the Barcelona game, after they were infected with the new Corona virus, while they were on the campus of their country’s team, to play the qualifying rounds for the 2022 World Cup.
Argentine Diego Simeone, Atlético de Madrid coach, seeks to break the knot that accompanies him against his rival Barcelona in La Liga, and the statistics published by the Catalan newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” revealed that Simeone did not achieve any victory over Barcelona in the Spanish League during his tenure as Atlético de Madrid.
The newspaper added that Simeone met with 6 coaches from the Catalan team in 17 LaLiga matches: Pep Guardiola (1), Tito Villanova (2), Gerardo Martino (2), Luis Enrique (6), Ernesto Valverde (5) and Quique Setien (1) Explaining that he scored 6 draws against them and received 11 losses.
Diego Simeone has beaten Barcelona only three times in official competitions, since he assumed the technical direction of the Roque Blancos in December 2011, although they faced each other in 28 games, 10 of which ended in a draw, 15 Barça wins and only three triumphs of the Madrid team, which is the coach’s worst statistic. Argentina against all teams.
