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Six players from both clubs can consider themselves out of Sunday’s clash in La Liga. Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa, Diego and Antonio Lopez will be wishing their mates good luck, while Barcelona’s Ibrahim Afellay, Andreu Fontas and David Villa will be focusing on extra work to make their return as soon as possible.

In the meantime, the Castellans will have to deal with the unconvincing form of Silvio, Arda Turan and Diego Godin. Pep Guardiola may opt to insert Seydou Keita in his squad after the Malian international returned from the Africa Cup of Nations, but Pedro and Xavi are both doubts for the game.

Form

An unstable Atletico Madrid side need to hold on to their undefeated run, which has seen them win five times and draw on four occasions this year. Indeed they have yet to lose a game in 2012, and the fact that they have kept seven clean sheets in their last nine matches might simply place them in a good position to inflict stress on Barcelona’s front.

Barcelona lost their first game two weekends ago for the first time since November 2011. This however does not place them as underdogs against the fifth-placed side.

They are actually ten points behind leaders Real Madrid but they are poised to keep the chase by adding another three points to their tally this weekend. Should they continue in the form that allowed them to net eight goals in their last two games, fans could enjoy another encounter rich in goals at the Vicente Calderon.

Atletico Madrid’s last 3 Spanish La Liga matches:

February 5, 2012: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Valencia
February 11, 2012: Racing Santander 0-0 Atletico Madrid
February 19, 2012: Sporting Gijon 1-1 Atletico Madrid

Barcelona’s last 3 Spanish La Liga matches:

February 19, 2012: Barcelona 5-1 Valencia
February 11, 2012: Osasuna 3-2 Barcelona
February 04, 2012: Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad

Head-to-Head

November 24, 2011: Barcelona 5-0 Atletico Madrid
February 05, 2011: Barcelona 3-0 Atletico Madrid
September 19, 2010: Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona
February 14, 2010: Atletico Madrid 2-1 Barcelona

Winner

Considering the gaps in the Atletico Madrid line-up and their failure to remain consistent lately, Barcelona are expected to dominate the match overall. Especially taking into account the Catalans' strong desire to keep the pressure on Real Madrid, Barcelona may go for an extremely attacking game. Unless Atletico decide to be negative or put on their very best show, they may fall into another Guardiola trap.

Prediction: Atletico Madrid 1-3 Barcelona
 

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