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La Liga | Gameweek 35
May 8, 2021 at 3.15pm UK
Camp Nou
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Barcelona
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Atletico


Moriba (58'), Alba (82'), Pique (82')
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Niguez (35'), Felipe (46'), Koke (65')

How Atletico Madrid could line up against Barcelona

How Atletico Madrid could line up against Barcelona
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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Atletico Madrid could line up against Barcelona in La Liga.

Atletico Madrid are expected to have key centre-back Jose Gimenez available for Saturday afternoon's huge La Liga contest away to Barcelona.

Gimenez had to be replaced in the latter stages of the 1-0 win over Elche on May 1, but the Uruguay international is likely to overcome the minor issue to feature in the starting XI against Ronald Koeman's side.

As a result, Atletico, who lead the division, might have just one player missing for this weekend's contest, with Brazilian defender Renan Lodi on the sidelines due to a muscular problem.

Head coach Diego Simeone has a number of decisions to make, and it seems likely that he will select a 3-5-2 formation, which is also expected to be the case for Barca.

Koke started on the bench against Elche but should be back in the side here, while Angel Correa might get the nod over Joao Felix to feature alongside leading scorer Luis Suarez in attack.

Geoffrey Kondogbia's performance last time out has certainly given Simeone something to think about, but he might just drop down to the bench for this game alongside the likes of Felix and Saul Niguez.

A late setback for Gimenez would open the door for Felipe to feature as part of a back three, but there are not expected to be many surprises in the away side's XI on Saturday afternoon.

Atletico possible starting lineup: Oblak; Savic, Gimenez, Hermoso; Trippier, Llorente, Koke, Lemar, Carrasco; Suarez, Correa

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Barcelona13110240122833
2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
7Real BetisBetis135531412220
8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15AlavesAlaves134181422-813
16Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
17Getafe13175811-310
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid132381025-159
20Valencia11146817-97


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