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Spain Championship. Round 10. Spain. Madrid. “Metropolitan Wanda”. 11/21/2020. 22:00. Referee on the field – José Munuera Montero; broadcast in Ukraine – MEGOGO
Atlético have not lost 23 league games in a row in Spain. This is a record streak in team history and the fourth best streak in La Liga history. Atlético starts the tenth matchday in the third-team category of the standings, but in terms of lost points, they are the championship leader. The “Barcelona” is in a low eighth place, although compared to the competitors the Catalans have played fewer games. “Atlético” – “Barcelona” – this is the highlight not only of the reporting round, but of the entire first round of La Liga.
It would be more interesting if Luis Suárez played. The Uruguayan defended the colors of Barcelona for six years, and then the Catalans did not need him, which not only hurt him. “El Pistolero” promised that he would give all his strength for the “mattress” in the match against “Barça”, and if he scores, then his traditional view will be to look for those who kicked him out of “Camp Nou”. But the mission of the rematch will have to be postponed until the second round: Suarez passed a positive test for coronavirus and will not play in the match.
This is not the only loss for both teams. Atlético de Madrid still cannot count on Lucas Torreira, Chime Vrsalco and Héctor Herrera. Far from the optimal state of Diego Costa. Barça also has many holes: Yumtiti, Busquets, Fati, Araujo. Despite this, there are high expectations in the match. Barça played poorly against Real Madrid, so they must demonstrate their ambition for a championship with another contender for the crown. For Atlético, this match is something of a test, a test of whether the team can finally take advantage of the competitors’ decline and take the lead in the championship.
Last season, Atlético took points away from Barcelona at the Camp Nou, but at home Madrid have not been able to defeat a rival in more than ten years. It is noteworthy that in the last match between the teams most of the goals were scored from the penalty spot: twice Atlético scored from a point and once Barcelona. Today a different football is expected, a football with creativity and ingenuity.
The loss of Suarez is not just a loss for Atlético. This is a loss to the entourage of the fight. But there is Griezmann, who in Barcelona is not criticized only by lazy people. Diego Simeone said that he loves Antoine very much, he is attached to him, but he cannot comment on the situation around the Frenchman. This is the prerogative of the Barcelona coach. But for Kuman, the results on the field will tell better. The Dutchman has yet to prove himself worthy of the position, so games like Atlético are a marker of his work.
Approximate compositions:
Athletic: Cloud – Trippier, Savic, Jimenez, Lodi – Llorente, Coque, Saul, Ferreira Carrasco – Correa, Felix
“Barcelona”: ter Stegen – Dest, Piqué, Langle, Alba – Pjanic, De Jong – Coutinho – Griezmann, Dembele – Messi
Forecast: tie 1: 1.
Keep in mind that at home in La Liga, Atlético have not beaten Barça in more than a decade. But there is another series: the current undefeated in the championship, which already has 23 fights. Diego Simeone leads this team with great confidence, while Koeman continues to look for himself on the bridge of the “blaugranas” coaches. The Messi factor is important, but will Lionel have enough strength to lead the team without Fati and Suárez? And if the unstable Dembélé and Griezmann don’t play, what is the most likely? Predicting the victory of Barcelona is a risky business, a draw fits more into the picture.
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