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The Spanish League title holders lead the standings trough goal differences; whereas Atletico Madrid occupy the 17th place in the table, subsequent to their negative start to the season with a draw, and a loss.
Both sides will meet this weekend at the Estadio Camp Nou in Cataluña, in a match were the result will have a huge impact on the table standings, as points seems to be close so far – being only in Matchday 3 of the competition.
The European giants are yet to feel comfortable in their La Liga campaign, as top teams like Valencia and Real Madrid refuse to give up their chances to win the league title. Certainly, the most reasonable manner for Barcelona to succeed afterwards is to remain focus and concentrate on their target, instead of being concerned by their rivals’ exploits.
Undeniably, the Cup Expert Pep Guardiola is aware of this technique, but surely, he would want to discourage his contenders by keeping his side’s devastating form.
It will be another great chance for Barcelona to get another 3 points this weekend when they meet the Madrid side; nevertheless, it will also be very prudent for them not to feel too unperturbed by the low threats posed by Atletico Madrid, as any choc could take place.
Obviously, one might insist that Barcelona are humble enough to allow anything to bring them down unnecessarily; yet, cautiousness doesn’t only show trough a side’s psychology. Generally, it shows trough the style of play that is put into action during a game.
Eventually, as they will be backed by a gigantic crowd in their home, Barcelona will look to be in control during the full 90 minutes of Saturdays game, trough aggressiveness, directness, discipline, and effectiveness in front of goal.
Incontestably, it is easy to think that the Catalans have all it takes to repeat the history that occurred a year ago, when they crashed the Castellans 6-1 at the Camp Nou. Nonetheless, as we all know, bad memories don’t always give fear; on the contrary, they can increase the desire of overturning any danger.
This is exactly what Atletico Madrid will hope to do away from home, comes September 19. Having been denied a win on two occasions in two consecutive encounters, Javier Aguirre [Coach of Mexico]’s former club will look forward to bouncing back from the poor form in which they are currently locked up.
Unsurprisingly, a strong Madrid squad could toughen things for Barcelona, and in the end, the visitors could steal the three points in a memorable way – just like they did in the end of last season, when they defeated the league leaders by 4 goals to 3.
Without doubt, in other to relive such a precious moment, Atletico Madrid will need to give a lot; but in fact, overcoming such a difficult task could give their moral a boost which would be significant enough to keep them going throughout the season.