Summary

  • Traore and Alves start for Barca, Aubameyang on bench

  • Suarez faces old club, Griezmann out injured

  • Barca had previously lost four of 14 games under Xavi

  1. Postpublished at 4 mins

    Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid

    It's all Barcelona so far, Gavi and Dani Alves heavily involved.

  2. Postpublished at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2022

    Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid

    Barcelona have scored the most headed goals of any side in La Liga this season (eight), also scoring the joint-most goals assisted by crosses, along with Atletico (nine).

  3. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid

    The noise levels go up as Adama Traore gets the ball on the right wing, a nice stepover and he's fouled by Mario Hermoso.

  4. Postpublished at 15:17 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2022

    Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid

    Should Atletico Madrid win this game, Diego Simeone would suprass Slovak Ferdinand Daucik (234 wins) for most La Liga wins by a non-Spanish manager.

    Daucik managed Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and several other Spanish sides in a managerial career starting in the 1940s and ending in the 1970s.

  5. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Barcelona 0-0 Atletico Madrid

    Under way at the Nou Camp.

  6. Shaky formpublished at 15:13 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2022

    Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (15:15 GMT)

    Barcelona have won just six of their 14 games since Xavi replaced Ronald Koeman, losing four.

    But they have not lost a game in 90 minutes since early December.

    Atletico Madrid are unbeaten in their last three La Liga games, having lost four in a row before that.

  7. 'We could never... play the Atletico way'published at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2022

    Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (15:15 GMT)

    Barcelona manager Xavi: "Atletico aren’t at their best right now but this is a huge test for us.

    "I don’t think the fans would understand it if Barca were to play the Atletico way.

    "It’s not our idea. We could never stick 11 men in our area. It’s legal and Atletico have done that, but not us. But I’m not criticising Simeone at all, I admire him very much as a coach.

    "Luis Suarez deserves applause. Together with Eto’o he’s our best centre forward of the last 25-30 years. He deserves full honours."

  8. Team newspublished at 15:05 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2022

    Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (15:15 GMT)

    Adama Traore makes his first ever La Liga start for Barcelona, over eight years after his debut for the club.

    Dani Alves makes his first home appearance for the club since 2016.

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is on the bench.

    BarcelonaImage source, .

    Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez will play in front of a crowd at the Nou Camp for the first time since leaving Barcelona.

    Antoine Griezmann is injured today.

    Atletico MadridImage source, .
  9. Postpublished at 14:59 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2022

    Barcelona v Atletico Madrid (15:15 GMT)

    Two of the big three go head to head in Spain, the defending champions visit the team who have won five of the last nine titles.

    But in truth now it's a battle for a Champions League spot. Who will come out on top?

    La LigaImage source, .