Barcelona is will have a chance to take control over La Liga table, this weekend. The Catalan side will travel to Vicente Calderon to face arch rival, Atletico Madrid. While, Real Madrid will also be in action.
Barcelona is just one point behind of their arch-rivals Real Madrid. A victory against Atletico Madrid will boost them to claim the first spot, at least for few hours. Notably, Real Madrid still has one game advantage over Barcelona. A victory against Atletico is not going to be easy as Atletico are playing better in comparison to them. Meanwhile, if Atletico wins the match, they can close the gap between third and fourth position standings in the league. Atletico has defeated Sporting in their last La Liga match, a comfortable 4-1 victory.
Few days after the defeat, Barcelona earned a hard fought victory against spirited Leganes. Lionel Messi's late penalty helped the underperforming team to have something to cheer about. On the other hand, Real Madrid is playing relatively well in comparison to any other team in La Liga. Though Madrid had tasted the defeat against Valencia on Wednesday reports, Metro.
In the recent weeks, Barcelona is heavily criticised for their performance. The team has been humiliated at the hands of PSG in the first leg of Champions League with 4-0 defeat reports, Telegraph. It was Barca's one of the worse defeat in the history of their Champions League campaigns. Many believe Barcelona can still change the scenario in the second leg of Champions League, which is going to be a really difficult task for them.
Barcelona will again heavily depend on their attacking trio of MSN (Messi, Suarez,Neymar). The match is without a doubt a crucial one for both the teams and could decide the fate of 2016-17 seasons. Stay tuned for more La Liga updates.
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