Team News
Joao Cancelo has sustained a muscle injury and is a doubt for the weekend after he came off against Porto on Wednesday.
Alejandro Balde could take his place.
Ronald Araujo was rested for the match against Rayo. Surely his place is nailed in an important fixture like this against Atletico.
He could play in the place of Andreas Christensen or at right-back.
Oriol Romeu could get the nod over Ilkay Gundogan.
Rested midweek, he should be the man to knit together a superior possession for Barca this weekend.
Rodrigo Riquelme earned man of the match for his performance against Feyenoord in the Champions League
Saul Niguez was the best player on the pitch when Atleti beat Real Madrid 3-1 back in October and could get the nod over Marcos Llorente, who played the majority of minutes against Feyenoord.
Thomas Lemar, Memphis Depay, and Reinildo are the key players injured for the visitors.READ MORE
The Weekend’s best, this one is sure to be a real entertainer, with both sides sitting on 31 points in La Liga this season. Barca and Atleti have been prolific in terms of chance creation, a
