Predicted Teams Barcelona-Atletico Madrid: Hansi Flick selects Lamine Yamal replacement

The big news for Barcelona going into this one is that Lamine Yamal is unavailable due to an ankle injury. As such, Hansi Flick will need a replacement, and sources say that it will be Fermin Lopez that starts on the left, with Raphinha shifting over to the right wing – this would be the only change from the standard line-up.

Atleti have won their last 11 matches across all competitions, and a 12th would see them top La Liga going into 2025. Diego Simeone is expected to make only one change from the side that narrowly defeated Getafe last weekend, with Conor Gallagher returning in place of Samuel Lino.

This should be a great spectacle. Barcelona are in poor form of late, having won only once in their last six La Liga matches, but they will be up for this one. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid are more than capable of extending this bad streak.