FC Barcelona: Flick, who won’t be on the bench as he will serve a suspension, will also have to deal with the absence of Lamine Yamal, who will miss the last part of the year and will be back in 2025 and should be replaced by Fermin Lopez. Andreas Christensen, Ansu Fati, Marc Bernal and Marc-Andre ter Stegen are all still injured and not in the squad.
Potential FC Barcelona XI: Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Olmo, Casado, Pedri; Lopez, Lewandowski, Raphinha.
Atletico: Simeone is expected to name a similar starting eleven that won 1-0 against Getafe over the weekend, with Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez leading the attacking line.
Potential Atletico XI: Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Barrios, Linol; Alvarez, Griezmann.
Prediction
The visitors are in much better form compared to the home side and considering the injuries they should be considered as the favorites. Pick: Barcelona 1, Atletico
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