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Barcelona to continue perfect start at Atletico Madrid

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14/10/17
Barcelona to continue perfect start at Atletico Madrid
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In one of the games of the European football weekend, Atletico Madrid host La Liga leaders Barcelona at the Wanda Metropolitano.

The home side are yet to suffer defeat in La Liga this season. However, three of their seven league games have finished in draws, which has meant Diego Simeone’s side have lost ground on early season pacesetters Barcelona at the top of the table.

Despite those early season draws hampering Atletico’s league campaign so far, the men from Madrid could move to within three points of the visitors in the table with a victory.

The trends and recent history suggest that a home win is unlikely, as Los Rojiblancos have beaten Barcelona in just one of their last 13 meetings in all competitions. To make matters worse, the home side have suffered nine defeats in the process.

Simeone’s side heads into this big clash on the back of a lacklustre 0-0 draw at Leganes last time out in La Liga, so not exactly great preparation for a game against the in-form visitors.

Barcelona are in hot form right now. The visitors have won all seven of their La Liga games this season and won their last nine games in all competitions.

The summer exit of Brazilian superstar Neymar has not harmed the visitors attacking prowess, as they have scored at least twice in eight of their last nine competitive outings.

Last time out in La Liga, Ernesto Valverde’s team recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Las Palmas. The game saw the visitors keep a third straight clean sheet in all competitions, which shows they do not rely on firepower alone to win games.

The league leader’s form on their travels has also been good of late, as they have now won their last six away games in La Liga, scoring at least twice in all six wins.

This game is set to be tight. However, Forebet predicts Valverde’s side will continue their winning run in La Liga and consign Atletico to their first league defeat of the season.

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La Liga
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
 Real Madrid 81 32 25 6 1 48
2
 Barcelona 70 32 21 7 4 27
3
 Girona 68 32 21 5 6 27
4
 Atlético Madrid 61 32 19 4 9 21
5
 Athletic Bilbao 58 32 16 10 6 22
6
 Real Sociedad 51 32 13 12 7 12
7
 Real Betis 48 32 12 12 8 2
8
 Valencia 47 32 13 8 11 1
9
 Villarreal 42 32 11 9 12 -4
10
 Getafe 40 32 9 13 10 -6
11
 Osasuna 39 32 11 6 15 -9
12
 Sevilla 37 32 9 10 13 -4
13
 Las Palmas 37 32 10 7 15 -9
14
 Deportivo Alavés 35 32 9 8 15 -10
15
 Rayo Vallecano 34 32 7 13 12 -12
16
 Real Mallorca 31 32 6 13 13 -12
17
 Celta Vigo 31 32 7 10 15 -10
18
 Cadiz 25 32 4 13 15 -23
19
 Granada CF 18 32 3 9 20 -28
20
 UD Almería 14 32 1 11 20 -33

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