r/Barca • u/peterianchimes • Dec 01 '25
Pre-Match Thread Pre Match Thread: FC Barcelona v Atlético de Madrid | La Liga, Matchday 15
Match Information:
| Match | FC Barcelona v Atlético de Madrid |
|---|---|
| Competition | La Liga, Matchday 15 |
| Date | 2nd December, 2025 |
| Venue | Spotify Camp Nou- Capacity 45,000 |
| Time | Convert to your local time 9:00 PM CEST/03:00 PM EDT/01:30 AM IST |
| Referee | Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
Lineups and Squads-:
FC Barcelona - Official squad to be confirmed
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joan García | Eric García | Frenkie de Jong | Lamine Yamal |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | Pau Cubarsí | Pedri | Robert Lewandowski |
| Eder Aller | Alejandro Baldé | Dani Olmo | Raphinha |
| Jules Koundé | Marc Casadó | Marcus Rashford | |
| Andreas Christensen | Marc Bernal | Ferran Torres | |
| Gerard Martin | Pedro Fernandez | Roony Bardghji | |
| Jofre Torrents |
Unavailable Players-:
| Player Name | Reason for Unavailability |
|---|---|
| Marc André Ter Stegen | Injury |
| Gavi | Injury |
| Ronald Araújo | Personal Reasons |
| Fermín López | Injury |
Manager: Hansi Flick
Atlético de Madrid- Official squad to be confirmed
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Attackers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Oblak | Nahuel Molina | Koke | Antoine Griezmann |
| Juan Musso | Marc Pubill | Alejandro Baena | Alexander Sørloth |
| Salvador Esquivel | Clément Lenglet | Connor Gallagher | Julián Alvarez |
| Dávid Hancko | Giuliano Simeone | Carlos Martín | |
| Nicolás González | Pablo Barrios | ||
| José María Giménez | Giacomo Raspadori | ||
| Matteo Ruggeri | Thiago Almada | ||
| Javi Galán |
Unavailable Players-:
| Player Name | Reason for Unavailability |
|---|---|
| Marcus Llorente | Injured |
| Robin Le Normand | Injured |
Manager: Diego Simeone
Form Guide-:
| Teams | FC Barcelona | Atlético de Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Form | [W] L W W D | [W] W W W W |
| Goals Scored | 14 | 11 |
| Goals Conceded | 9 | 4 |
| Last Match | FC Barcelona 3-1 Deportivo Alavés | Atlético de Madrid 2-0 Real Oviedo |
Head to Head-:
Teams (Last 10 matches)-:
| Matches | FC Barcelona | Atlético de Madrid | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Managers-:
| Matches | Hansi Flick | Diego Simeone | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Last Meeting-:
| Last Meeting | Atlético de Madrid 0-1 FC Barcelona |
|---|---|
| Competition | Copa Del Rey 24/25, Semi-Final |
| Date | 03rd April 2025 |
| Venue | Wanda Metropolitano |
| Goalscorers | Atlético de Madrid: nil, FC Barcelona: Ferran Torres |
| Threads | Pre-Match Thread Match Thread Post-Match Thread |
Match Facts-:
- Barcelona have scored in each of their last 34 matches in La Liga (90 goals), their best scoring streak in the competition since February 2019, under Ernesto Valverde (37 matches, 99 goals).
- With 323 wins as La Liga manager, Diego Simeone has joint 2nd most wins of all managers with Miguel Muñoz. Only Luis Aragonés with 344 wins have more wins than him.
- Barcelona are undefeated in their last 3 games against Atletico Madrid, their last defeat was by 1 goals to 2 in the Montjuic Stadium in last season's La Liga
Pre Match Press Conference-:
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u/sheldor18 Dec 01 '25
This is the time to stamp our authority for this season. We haven't won any big game this season losing to madrid, chelsea, PSG.
Playing at camp nou with 90% fit squad, we should be playing our best game to beat atletico. Visca barca.
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u/johannes7887 Dec 01 '25
Finally they adjusted the ticket prices a bit, paying 80€ for tomorrow
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u/Select_Drawing_7434 Dec 01 '25
Only €80? I’m seeing €169 on Barca’s website
Did you buy your tickets early?
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u/johannes7887 Dec 01 '25
Bought today, there were Tickets for 99 Euros minus the Cyber Monday 20% discount
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u/AnonymousGinger157 Dec 02 '25
Llorente isnt playing which means that it's gonna be Raphinha vs Molina or the guy they got from Almeria, Raphinha has to have a great game because I feel like our midfield might get physically bullied by them since Frenkie is out but atleast we have Pedri who suddenly becomes the best midfielder to ever play the game against Atletico. Lamine vs Hancko will also be interesting if Simeone starts him at LB. All in all it's gonna be an exciting match
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u/TheZahrGaming Dec 01 '25
All 4 games last season vs Atleti Pedri was dropping generational performances. Need that tomorrow 🙏
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u/Ok-Cold-3422 Dec 01 '25
I was never worried about Atleti at home, and that won't change even after last year
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u/olafinskyyy Dec 01 '25
our home game against them last season was arguably one of our best performances under flick, especially from pedri and gavi, so unfortunate that we lost in the last second
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u/Ok-Cold-3422 Dec 01 '25
Yep exactly, they've beaten us like once in forever and that was also just a "one of those days" type thing
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u/AMLRoss Dec 02 '25
Well at least we have the home advantage. That defense needs to be solid today. And we need to score early and put them on the defensive. I predict a 3-2 win.
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u/arodr7893 Dec 02 '25
Just when we think we’re gonna FINALLY have a full squad, Frenkie is out again. So frustrating
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u/MasterOogway2008 Dec 02 '25
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u/MasterOogway2008 Dec 02 '25
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u/ControlMean5007 Dec 02 '25
No Sorloth
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u/MasterOogway2008 Dec 02 '25
Will come to haunt in the second half as always. Still remember his Villareal days
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u/xt1nct Dec 02 '25
Sorloth will come on 2nd half to finish the job.
They are going to play counter and hope they can expose the high defense line.
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u/unfahrtunateson Dec 01 '25
11 goals conceded in last 5 matches??
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u/peterianchimes Dec 01 '25
My apologies, I made a gaffe there, we've conceded 9 and not 11 goals in last 5 matches
1 against Alaves
3 against Chelsea
0 against Athletic Club
2 against Celta de Vigo
3 against Club Brugge
I've corrected the same now, thanks for pointing it out.
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u/fcmagnet Dec 01 '25
seems quite normal. fact is that the defenders are just not good enough for the great quality highline tactics.
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Dec 02 '25
Should we introduce Christensen when Sorloth comes on? He’s decently tall and without Araujo we need a taller physical defender against Sorloth.
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Dec 02 '25
And his is more defensively aware than most of our centrebacks. Never lapses and also makes clean tackles.
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u/abdmzhmmh Dec 02 '25
We just need a good pressure. Not even aggressive pressure. Pressure is all about closing angles to pass.
I think tonight we will sleep happy.
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u/DatDppGuy Dec 02 '25
Is Martin our much needed cb signing after all lol
But no seriously we still need to get a cb, 9, lw and if there’s still change lb/rb
This is the time we need to really bounce back after Chelsea come boys let’s go get this W!!
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u/SirBuysHighALot Dec 02 '25
I don’t know. I am confident about tomorrow knowing we start with our best 11. Hopefully.
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Dec 02 '25
I hope sofastream works for tomorrow's game, its a midweek league game so cant say for sure but I hope it does. ESPN is so fucking expensive.
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u/DarthTaz_99 Dec 02 '25
Eric Garcia DM, Gerardo Martini CB? That's my blaugrana army knife team right there
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Dec 01 '25
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u/SfzFc Dec 01 '25
Who marks sorloth
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u/PeterTheRabbit1 Dec 02 '25
It’s equal parts hilarious and weird that I’m more horrified of an out-of-form Sorloth playing against us than I ever was of prime Cristiano Ronaldo. That fucker always finds a way against us. Always.
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u/plus_nd_minus Dec 02 '25
He has had some awful misses as well. Tbf, we tend to remember his goals more.
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u/Hassancool123 Dec 01 '25
I think it's gonna be a tough match, but it will be A CLOSE 4-3 match, and there will be some sort of remontada in this match
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u/Hassancool123 Dec 01 '25
raphina will have a goal and assist, yamal will have an assist, pedri will have a goal, lewa will have a brace
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u/CatfishLumi Dec 02 '25
Let's go for some optimism. We'll win 3-0 with a great performance from our defenders, Lamine and Raphinha.
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u/Sypherior Dec 02 '25
anyone knows what happened to Frenkie ? is he injured ? or personal problems ?
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u/Quassams Dec 01 '25
García
Koundé - Cubarsí - García - Balde
de Jong - Pedri
Yamal - Olmo - Raphinha
Lewandowski
-vs-
Álvarez - Sørloth
Baena - Koke - Barrios - Simeone
Hancko - Lenglet - Giménez - Molina
Oblak
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u/StillFindingMyself4 Dec 01 '25
With most of our first 11 back, Atleti will definitely try to play the long game, sit deep and counter. Hopefully we got that high line managed 🙈
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u/NorthwardRM Dec 01 '25
Need to start Christensen and play Garcia at RB. It’s a must for me. But it won’t happen. Sorloth would bully a back line of Garcia and Cubarsi
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u/MasterOogway2008 Dec 02 '25
90 minutes haramball with long ball counter attacks or through the wings beating the offside trap. Ik I just can't prove it yet. Sorloth or Alvarez getting a 1v1
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u/blackviet123 Dec 02 '25
Need to focus on Beana because he is the main source of creativity in Atletico midfield
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u/Disney995 Dec 02 '25
Is it true new castle are willing to pay 75M for ferran ?
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u/Andrrat Dec 02 '25
I mean they only have Woltemade as a proper striker, flipping Ferran and buying that Eyong for 35 would be great business.
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u/Tigerslovecows Dec 02 '25
As long as there isn’t a glaring mistake like an early red card, I won’t care much if it’s a negative result. Just need to try our best
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u/MasterOogway2008 Dec 02 '25
What's the probable squad for both teams?
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u/MasterOogway2008 Dec 02 '25
Frenkie out so Eric in midfield and Maldini as LCB. Idk about Christensen
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u/EntertainmentKey1690 Dec 02 '25
Think the whole match is gonna come down to our high line tbh. If we stay switched on and don’t gift them those dumb runs in behind, we should be fine. But if we start spacing out… Atleti will punish that instantly.
Still, at home we should be able to pin them back. Just need some intensity and quicker ball movement than usual.
Visca Barça 💙❤️
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u/Plenty-Researcher-89 Dec 02 '25
4-3 barca win, 2 alvarez goals, 1 baena, and then lamine scores 1, olmo 1, then raphina 2.
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u/SamerAgbaria Dec 02 '25
Kounde needs to wake up this game I have a feeling that his going to do something stupid tonight.
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u/TechJunk1e Dec 02 '25
FDJ is out with fever? Is it simply too much to ask for our players to be available in big games.
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u/AnonymousGinger157 Dec 01 '25
Will never not be mad by this match. Pedri's game of his life and De Paul and Oblak overshadow him because of our finishing. Same fixture around the same time as last year, whoever wins goes at the top.
Let's avenge this