Barcelona’s hopes of winning La Liga may largely depend on what happens on Tuesday when the Catalan club welcomes Atletico Madrid to the Camp Nou. Real Madrid are two points ahead on the table with six games left, and if Barca fails to win this one, they could find themselves following their opponent up to five points with five games remaining. Barca have lost points in two of their last three games and can’t afford to do it here.
Here’s how you can watch the game and what to know:
Viewing information
- Date: Tuesday 30 June
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Position: Camp Nou – Barcelona, Spain
- TV: Playing sports
- Live broadcast: fuboTV (Try it for free)
- Chance: Barcelona -125; Draw +250; Atletico Madrid +375 (via William Hill Sportsbook)
storylines
Barcelona: Delaying Celta Vigo surely hurts, especially when he came on a free kick from Iago Aspas in a difficult position for his defensive wall. The next two games of Barca will go a long way in deciding whether they will be competing in a couple of weeks. The attack must be more clinical since three goals in the last two games show that there is a lot of room for improvement with so much talent on offense. Expect Barca not to escape from this, and the drop in points may repeat itself
Atletico Madrid: The club has conceded only 23 times in 32 games and is in good shape. Third place is practically blocked at this point, as is a place in the Champions League. They can ruin the Barcelona title challenge potentially with a disturbance here, and not expect Diego Simeone to field anything other than his top team. This is a club that should leave big after Antoine Griezmann left for Barcelona. Despite the lack of goals, the results have been there lately.
Prediction
Barcelona get a narrow win to return to the top spot in La Liga for the time being. Choose: Barcelona 2, Atletico Madrid 1
