Barcelona face a tall order to revive their LaLiga title hopes as Atletico Madrid head to Camp Nou on Tuesday evening.
Barca's 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo allowed Real Madrid to open up a two-point lead at the top of the table by beating Espanyol 1-0 on Sunday night.
Real's superior head-to-head record means they will be champions if they finish level on points with Barca, so Quique Setien's side now need to make up three points on their Clasico rivals during the run-in.
With Barca out of sorts and needing a victory, an in-form Atletico side are perhaps the last team they would want to face - but Lionel Messi & co. know there is no room left for error.
Date, venue and kick-off time
Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid will be held at Camp Nou on Tuesday, June 30, with a kick-off time of 9pm BST.
Prediction: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico Madrid
Considering their unimpressive away form, Barca will be relieved to be back at Camp Nou where they have dropped just two points in 16 LaLiga games this season.
Atletico have won four of their five games since the restart, but scoring goals - just 41 - is their problem this season, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see Messi insitgate a narrow win for Barca.
How to watch
LaLiga and Premier Sports have confirmed that LaLigaTV will allow Sky customers to watch every Spanish top-flight game for free in June.
To get access to all the games, Sky UK customers should visit premiersports.com and register with the promo code BACKTOWIN. Non-Sky customers can also sign up using the same code.
With games due to be shown on TV on Channel 435 on Sky, fans can also live stream the matches online via the Premier Player app.
Pre-match coverage will start at 8:30pm BST.
Team news
Setien will be boosted by the return of Sergio Busquets from suspension and Sergi Roberto from injury.
Ousmane Dembele and Frenkie de Jong remain injured, while Arthur Melo is available.
Arthur is set to join Juventus this summer with Miralem Pjanic moving to Barca, but the Brazilian will be available for the rest of the 2019/20 season.
Barca's 23-man squad: ter Stegen, Semedo, Piqué, Rakitic, Busquets, Arthur, Surez, Messi, Neto, Lenglet, Griezmann, Jordi Alba, Braithwaite, Roberto, Vidal, Umtiti, Junior, Iñaki Peña, Riqui Puig, Collado, Ansu Fati, Araujo, Monchu
Head to head (h2h) history and results
A late Messi goal decided the last LaLiga meeting at Wanda Metropolitano in December. The season before, the teams drew 1-1 in Madrid while Barca won 2-0 at Camp Nou, and finished 11 points ahead of second-placed Atleti to lift the title.
Betting odds and tips
- Barca to win: 10/11
- Atletico to win: 7/2
- Draw: Between 13/5 and 11/4
Odds courtesy of Betfair Exchange. Click here to find out more.
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