Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid: LaLiga lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams

Barcelona are targeting a fourth successive LaLiga win when the reigning champions host Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

Lamine Yamal’s opener and Dani Olmo’s double helped Hansi Flick’s side beat Alaves 3-1 at home on Saturday, moving above Real Madrid by a point at the summit.

Atleti are three points behind Barca in fourth, beating Oviedo 2-0 at home three days ago for a seventh successive wins in all competitions.

101GreatGoals.com has the team news and line-ups from Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid in La Liga, as well as TV and streaming details.

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Barcelona lineup vs Atleti

Barca make two changes, midfielder Pedri returning from injury and Jules Kounde starting at right-back.

Marc Casado and Marc Bernal make way for the hosts, who remain without goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen (back) and midfielder Gavi (knee).

Winger Fermin Lopez has a calf issue and defender Ronald Araujo is still out, having missed the win over Alaves through illness.

Midfielder Frenkie de Jong is yet to rejoin the squad after being absent for personal reasons.

Barcelona starting XI: Joan Garcia, Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Balde, Pedri, Eric Garcia, Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha

Barcelona substitutes: Wojciech Szczesny, Ferran Torres, Marcus Rashford, Andreas Christensen, Marc Casado, Marc Bernal, Jofre Torrents, Dro Fernandez, Roony Bardghji, Diego Kochen, Tomas Marques

Atletico Madrid lineup vs Barca

Atleti make five changes and travelled without defender or midfielder Marcos Llorente, who is recovering from a thigh problem.

Johnny Cardoso makes a rare start, with fellow midfielders Pablo Barrios, Giuliano Simeone, defender Jose Maria Gimenez and striker Julian Alvarez also coming in.

Marc Pubill, Conor Gallagher, Koke, Antoine Griezmann and Alexander Sorloth make way. Centre-back Robin Le Normand has a knee injury.

Atletico Madrid starting XI: Jan Oblak, Nahuel Molina, Jose Maria Gimenez, Clement Lenglet, David Hancko, Giuliano Simeone, Johnny Cardoso, Alex Baena, Pablo Barrios, Nico Gonzalez, Julian Alvarez

Atleti substitutes: Juan Musso, Matteo Ruggeri, Conor Gallagher, Koke, Antoine Griezmann, Alexander Sorloth, Thiago Almada, Carlos Martin, Marc Pubill, Javi Galan, Giacomo Raspadori, Salvi Esquivel

How to watch Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid: Live stream, TV channel

Kick-off on Tuesday is at 20:00 GMT (15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Premier Sports 1 and streaming available on a vast range of devices via the Premier Sports app.

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Barcelona v Atletico Madrid stats

• Atleti won their previous league visit to Camp Nou on December 21 2024 with an added-time goal by Alexander Sorloth
• Barcelona top the table with 11 wins from 14 league matches and have scored the most goals in the division (39)
• Barcelona have won six of the last seven league meetings with Atleti
• Atleti have won their last six league games