Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid: a great match at Camp Nou to solidify the lead

FC Barcelona hosts Atlético de Madrid this Tuesday, December 2nd, on the nineteenth matchday of LaLiga EA Sports 2025/26. The match, scheduled for 9:00 PM at Spotify Camp Nou, presents itself as a first 'final' between two title contenders, currently separated by only three points in the standings.

The blaugrana team arrives as leader, with four consecutive victories and with a perfect home record in the League. Tuesday's will be the eighth home game for the Catalans, the third consecutive one at the Estadi after its reopening. For now, Flick's team has scored 23 goals and conceded only 4 after playing at the Johan Cruyff and Montjuïc before returning to Les Corts.

Atlético, for their part, arrive at matchday 19 with six wins in a row, after drawing just a couple of matches in the first three. Diego Simeone's team only lost on matchday 1 against Espanyol (2-1) and, last season, managed to surprise Barça at Montjuïc (1-2)

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Barça vs Atlético: Blockbuster match between the two clubs in best form in LaLiga

Barça bounced back from their fall in El Clásico against Real Madrid (2-1) with a win at Montjuïc against **Elche** (3-1). Afterwards, Flick's team defeated **Celta** (2-4) at Balaídos, prior to the November break. Back at Camp Nou, the team thrashed **Athletic** (4-0) and did the same against **Alavés** (3-1)

The streak of four victories, added to Real Madrid's three consecutive draws away from home, allowed the Catalan team to overcome a 5-point deficit to, on matchday 14, regain the lead in LaLiga, now with a 1-point advantage over 'Los Blancos'.

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Atlético, for their part, also returned to the championship race after falling 8 points behind Real Madrid in matchday 8, following a 1-1 draw with Celta. The 'Colchoneros' are now just 3 points off the top, after defeating Osasuna, Betis, Sevilla, Levante, Getafe, and Oviedo, with a record of 12 goals scored and only 1 conceded.

In 24/25, Atleti was one of the rivals that gave Flick's Barça the most 'fight'. In four encounters between the League and the Copa del Rey, **the blaugrana team secured a pair of victories (2-4 and 0-1), a draw (4-4), and a defeat (1-2)**. The 2-4 victory at the Metropolitano, the last precedent in the tournament, came about through an epic comeback, after being 2-0 down in the 70th minute.

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Hansi Flick could recover his gala XI against Atlético

Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid: probable lineups and team news for the league match

Against Atlético, Hansi Flick will be able to count on most of his starting players. Frenkie de Jong, absent in the last two matchdays, will likely start alongside Pedri for the first time since the Clásico of Matchday 10. The '8' played half an hour against Alavés, showing good form.

As attacking midfielder, **Dani Olmo** will once again feature, having scored a brace on Saturday. Up front, the 'LRL' formed by Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, and Robert Lewandowski is expected to remain in the starting XI. In defense, Koundé and Balde would be the full-backs, while Eric García and Cubarsí could once again be the center-back pairing. Joan García, for his part, will remain in goal.

In Atlético's case, the only absences for Simeone are **Robin Le Normand and Marcos Llorente**. The 'colchoneros' can count on Oblak in goal and Nahuel Molina alongside Matteo Ruggeri on the flanks.The center-backs would be Giménez and Hancko, while Pablo Barrios, Cardoso, and Gallaher would be in midfield. Up front, Julián Álvarez is profiled as the '9', with Álex Baena and Gio Simeone as wingers.

• 👉 Lineups: FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid's probable starting XIs: SEE

Atlético seeks its second consecutive victory in Catalonia

Last season, Atlético surprised Barça at Montjuïc with goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Alexander Sorloth, in a match that Barça started winning with a goal from Pedri in the first half. The 'Colchoneros' have 53 wins in 177 league matches against a Barça that has won on 82 occasions. Both teams drew on 42 occasions.

The Catalans have won four of their last five league encounters against the 'rojiblancos'. The last match at Spotify Camp Nou was on April 23, 2023. Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in the 44th minute for Xavi Hernández's team (1-0).

This Tuesday, Flick's team seeks 3 points that could allow them to pull away in the lead, provided that Real Madrid loses or draws in their visit to Athletic. The rest of matchday 19 will be played in January, while the Spanish Super Cup is being played

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