17e5c6The technical staff of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid announced the official lineup for the upcoming confrontation between them, in a fiery summit within the Spanish League competitions, which carries great importance in the race for top spot this season.
Barcelona’s lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Joan
Defense line: Cancelo – Araujo – Cobarce – Martin
Midfield: Eric – Pedri – Fermin
Offensive line: Lamine – Rashford – Olmo
While Atletico Madrid entered the match with the following formation:
Goalkeeper: Juan Musso
Defense line: Lenglet – Molina – Le Normand
Midfield: Koke – Alex Baena – Giuliano Simeone – Obed Vargas – Nico
Offensive line: Antoine Griezmann – Almada
This confrontation carries double importance, as it may give Barcelona the opportunity to expand the gap at the top of La Liga to 7 points, taking advantage of Real Madrid’s stumble today against Real Mallorca, which increases the heat of the struggle for the title.
This summit also represents the beginning of a series of awaited confrontations between the two teams in the coming days, especially as they approach a collision again in the Champions League competitions, which gives the match a special character and increases its intensity and competition.