The situation that Barcelona is experiencing is very unfavorable, they should have been able to perform much better than last season, but this situation occurred while struggling to maintain the top of the standings. Facing Atletico is one of the toughest challenges this season because Simeone's team is on a positive trend, Atletico will try to get full points to reach the top of the standings, especially since Barcelona has only managed to win 1x in the last 6 matches in La Liga. This result will certainly increase the motivation of Atletico players to add to Barcelona's bad record.
Every team will continue to take advantage of any situation in order to win, especially after winning a match they can go straight to the top of the standings and that will certainly increase the enthusiasm and motivation of the players themselves. I also believe that Atletico Madrid players will try to play better in the match against Barcelona because Atletico Madrid already knows that they are already in the title candidates for this season so Atletico Madrid will not ignore this opportunity. In addition, Atletico Madrid also wants to create a gap in points with Real Madrid because after all, Real Madrid is still a team that must be watched out for by every rival, including Atletico Madrid, which is currently only one point away in the La Liga standings.