La Liga: Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid Preview, Odds, Prediction (Dec 21)

• Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid game features two top-placed teams in the Spanish La Liga.
• Barcelona’s form is declining, with just one win in the past five La Liga fixtures.
• Meanwhile, Atletico is fantastic, winning the previous 11 games across all competitions.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have the same number of points and are tied at the top spot in the La Liga standings. However, the Madrid team has the upper edge here because they have a game in hand compared to their upcoming rivals.

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How To Watch

• When: Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
• Where: Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
• How To Watch: ESPN

La Liga Odds

Team	Odds
Barcelona	-1200
Tie	+1300
Atletico Madrid	+2400

Game Preview

Barcelona won just one La Liga fixture in the previous six, which is why Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid closed the gap between them and the Catalan team. Hansi Flick faces a tough challenge, as he needs to recover the team’s morale and deal with plenty of injuries. For instance, Lamine Yamal is unavailable.

Last weekend, the team lost at home to Leganes, 0-1. Following the only goal in the game, the team was unable to break the rival’s defense for 86 minutes.

A reminder that Julian Alvarez hasn't lost a league campaign in Europe 😮

Atletico Madrid are currently tied on points with Barcelona at the top of the LALIGA table in his first season at the club 👀 pic.twitter.com/FdQsMtxrKn

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) December 17, 2024

On the other hand, the situation in Atletico is completely the opposite. Diego Simeone and his guys are on fire, winning the last 11 games in all competitions.

The team isn’t winning due to hard defense but excellent offense. Atletico scored multiple goals in nine of these 11 triumphs. Antoine Griezmann and Alexader Sorloth have both netted seven times and are leading Atletico’s top goalscoring list.

Lineups and Injury News

Lamine Yamal is out for Barcelona, as ter Stegen, Christensen and Bernal.

Atletico’s players are all ready for this game.

Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid Head to Head

Currently, Barcelona is riding a five-game winning streak against Atletico, which has not scored in the last four events.

Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid Prediction

This will be tough, and we don’t expect too many scores. Our betting pick here would be a moderate efficiency, 2 or 3 goals. Both Flick and Simeone won’t be too offensive-minded, but on the other side, there is too much talent to see this one ending with low efficiency.

• Free La Liga pick: 2 or 3 goals