The two heavyweights make up two-thirds of the big three of Spanish football.
Struggling in the first half of the 2022-23 season, Atletico Madrid are set to take on FC Barcelona on Sunday evening in LaLiga. Apart from El Cassico, this is among the biggest clashes in European Football as well as in the Spanish league. Atletico after the long International break Atletico had regained their form and had an unbeaten run in the last four games. While Barcelona were cruising before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, soon after the breaking team had a little shaky beginning. Barcelona after the break played a draw against Espanyol and a hard-fought win against Intercity in Copa del Rey.
In La Liga standings, FC Barcelona with dominating run in the first half had maintained their first position in the table. FC Barcelona in 15 league games secured 12 wins and lost only one game. Barcelona in 15 games has 38 points. While Atletico Madrid is positioned in fourth place after Real Madrid, Real Sociedad. Before the World Cup break, Atletico had a rough season, they played 15 games and managed to win eight. Atletico Madrid has 27 points in their 15 games. In their previous meeting last year, FC Barcelona secured a 4-2 victory against Atletico in the league.
Last five Head-to-Head
8 January 2023: Atletico 0-1 FC Barcelona, LaLiga
6 February 2022: FC Barcelona 4 – 2 Atletico Madrid, La Liga
2 October 2021: Atletico Madrid 2 – 0 FC Barceona, La Liga
8 May 2021: Atletico Madrid 0 – 0 FC Barcelona, La Liga
21 November 2020: Atletico Madrid 1 – 0 FC Barcelona, La Liga
30 June 2020: Atletico Madrid 2 – 2 FC Barcelona, La Liga
Overall Head-to-Head Record
UEFA Champions League
Matches: 4
FC Barcelona wins: 1
Atletico Madrid: 2
Draw: 1
La Liga
Matches: 55
FC Barcelona: 27
Atletico Madrid: 15
Draw: 13
Copa del Rey
Matches: 6
FC Barcelona: 5
Atletico Madrid:0
Draw: 1
Total Matches
Matches: 65
FC Barcelona wins: 33
Atletico Madrid wins: 17
Draw: 15
At Metropolitano Stadium
Matches: 32
FC Barcelona: 19
Atletico Madrid: 4
Draw: 1
At Camp Nou
Matches: 32
FC Barcelona: 13
Atletico Madrid: 13
Draw: 6
Total Goal Scored
FC Barcelona: 125
Atletico Madrid: 90
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**This article was last updated on 9 January 2023.