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This weekend there is going to be a match in Camp Nou between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid by the way. Barcelona are obviously favourite but let's see if they will care about the match that much. Because the gap with Real Madrid is still too big now. I wouldn't bet on Barcelona in this situation.

Looks like this is a very exciting and fierce match for both teams. Especially for Barcelona, which will be the host, doesn't seem to want to lose points in this match. On the other hand, Atletico will take advantage of the match to get closer to Real Madrid or even shift Real Madrid's position if they manage to beat Barcelona. We know enough that Barcelona haven't had good results since two weeks ago, Xavi's squad always get draws without scoring a goal. This could be a good opportunity for Atletico to steal full points or at least be able to hold a draw at the Camp Nou stadium.

Barcelona has drawn goalless in the last two matches. Barcelona is understandably struggling with the performance of their attacking players. Forward players are not consistently playing well in every match. In particular, I would say Lewandowski is not playing well so Barcelona's attacking performance is a bit weak. Although this is an away match for Atletico Madrid, it cannot be said that they have no chance of winning. Atletico Madrid players are in a very good rhythm right now. The team is consistently playing well. If Barcelona's attacking performance is similar to the last two matches, Atletico Madrid is likely to win. Xavi will definitely have to sort out the problems within his team.

Griezmann and Morata will continue to spearhead the attack for Altetico and I think that if Barcelona's defense is caught off guard then the two players will be very free to find empty space to score goals. We know how Atletico have performed so far, they have played very consistently by scoring an average of 2 goals in each game and that is definitely a good percentage of opportunities for Atletico to break into Barcelona's goal in this match.

On the other hand, with the goal drought experienced by Barcelona's forward players, of course they will only rely on the strong defense they have, but if they only survive, of course it is only a matter of time until Barcelona concede a goal first. My prediction this time will favor Atletico, not because they are playing as the host, but because Atletico deserves more to win this match.