La Liga, Round 12Atletico MadridATM 8/11/2026 20:00 BarcelonaBAR Venue Riyadh Air MetropolitanoPreview for Atletico Madrid v BarcelonaBarcelona lead La Liga by two points from Atltico Madrid but a home win would send Diego Simeones team top heading into the international break.Barcelona have recovered well from their difficult spell in late October. After defeats to PSG and Real Madrid, they thrashed Alavs 6-1 and then beat Aston Villa 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Their attacking numbers in La Liga are extraordinary. Barca have scored 46 goals in 11 league games, more than double Atlticos total of 22.Atltico have been relentless in La Liga. They have won nine, drawn one and lost one of their 11 games, collecting 28 points, and they signed off October with a 2-0 win at Levante. They come into this game on the back of a defeat, though, after going down 2-0 at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Tuesday.Flick has unfinished business with Simeone. Atltico knocked Barcelona out of both the Copa del Rey and the Champions League last season, winning the cup semi-final 4-3 on aggregate and the Champions League quarter-final 3-2.League meetings have gone Barcelonas way, though. Atltico havent beaten them in La Liga since December 2024, and they have lost six of their last seven home games against the Catalans.La Liga Table La Liga 2026 Spain Primera Divisin #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Barcelona11100146123430 W L W W W 2 Atletico Madrid119112281428 W W W W W 3 Real Madrid1190228101827 W W W W L 4 Real Betis117221815323 W D L W D 5 Real Sociedad116142020019 L W W W W 6 Sevilla115241719-217 L W L D L 7 Athletic Club104331410415 W W L D D 8 Deportivo La Coruna113531514114 W L D L D 9 Villarreal113351515012 L W D L W 10 Celta Vigo112631010012 L D W D W 11 Alaves113351517-212 L D L L D 12 Rayo Vallecano103341520-512 W L D D W 13 Getafe11335816-812 W L D L W 14 Espanyol113261314-111 W L L D L 15 Osasuna113261122-1111 L L W L D 16 Racing Santander113261529-1411 L W L D L 17 Elche112451418-410 L W D D W 18 Levante112451621-510 L L W D D 19 Valencia11236817-99 W L D D L 20 Malaga11056821-135 L D L D L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 6 : Promotion Conference League (Qualification) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation LaLiga2 Team News for Atletico Madrid v BarcelonaBarcelona have been hit by a major blow in midfield. Rodri, the summer signing from Manchester City, was substituted at half-time against Villa and will be out for around a month with a hamstring injury.Dani Olmo, Jules Kound and Eric Garca are all still out, so Jo�o Cancelo should continue at right-back, with Alejandro Balde on the left.Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Anthony Gordon are expected to lead the attack.For Atltico, former Barca target Julin lvarez and Lee Kang-in are expected to start in attack, with Alex Baena and Giuliano Simeone out wide.Expected line-ups for Atletico Madrid v BarcelonaAtletico Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Pubill, Hancko, Grimaldo; G. Simeone, Barrios, Hjulmand, Baena; Lee, lvarezBarcelona: Joan Garca; Cancelo, Cubars, Gerard Martn, Balde; Bernal, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Fermn, Gordon; RaphinhaRecent Form for Atletico Madrid v Barcelona Recent Results : Atletico Madrid UEFA Champions League Atletico Madrid ATM L 0 2 2026-11-03 Bayern Mnchen BAY La Liga Levante LEV W 0 2 2026-10-31 Atletico Madrid ATM La Liga Atletico Madrid ATM W 1 0 2026-10-24 Deportivo La Coruna COR UEFA Champions League VfB Stuttgart STU D 1 1 2026-10-20 Atletico Madrid ATM La Liga Espanyol ESP W 0 1 2026-10-17 Atletico Madrid ATM Recent Results : Barcelona UEFA Champions League Barcelona BAR W 3 0 2026-11-03 Aston Villa AST La Liga Barcelona BAR W 6 1 2026-10-31 Alaves ALA La Liga Barcelona BAR L 1 2 2026-10-25 Real Madrid REA UEFA Champions League Paris Saint Germain PSG L 4 2 2026-10-20 Barcelona BAR La Liga Real Betis BET W 2 5 2026-10-17 Barcelona BAR Where to Watch Atletico Madrid v Barcelona: TV and online streamsAtltico Madrid v Barcelona kicks off at8pm GMT (9pm local time) on Sunday, November 8at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.In the UK, it is being shown on Premier Sports and you can stream on the Premier Sports Player.Prediction for Atletico Madrid v BarcelonaA tough one to predict with both sides in great form. Were going to go for a draw, leaving Real Madrid as the biggest winners this weekend assuming they see off Valencia on Saturday night. Match PredictionAtletico Madrid 1 1 Barcelona Topics Atletico Madrid FC Barcelona If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Barcelona forward Raphinha signs new, long-term contract Jon Fisher 5th November, 2026 Who are the best-paid footballers in Europe? 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