UCL Clash: Barcelona VS Atalanta - Prediction

The last game of the League Phase in the UEFA Champions League will take place tomorrow. Barcelona, one of the consistent teams in this tournament this season, will take on Atalanta tomorrow at Estadi Olimpic. Barcelona have been amazing this season in the Champions League, although they started the campaign with a defeat. However, the Catalan club since have won all their following six games and is now standing in 2nd with only three points behind the table topper, Liverpool. Atalanta, on the other hand, are also in a good rhythm. Following their first Europa League trophy last season, the Italian side is now looking for the Serie A title. They are also trying hard to end the league phase within the top eight, as the top eight teams will directly qualify for the knockout round. Although Atalanta stand in 7th now, a defeat against Barcelona would see them losing the top 8.

Stats&Facts

• Barcelona have never played a game against Atalanta BC in any competition! However, Atalanta will be the 159th different team for Barcelona to play against.
• Since defeating Valencia in the 2019-2020 Champions League campaign, Atalanta BC have failed to win any of their last five games In this competition .
• Barcelona have lost only one of their Last eight home games in the UEFA Champions League while winning the remaining seven.
• Barcelona have scored 12 goals in their Last two matches across UCL and La Liga.
• Atalanta have a strong away record This season in the Champions League, winning all three away meetings.

Team News

Barca's long-term absentees, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Marc Bernal, still remain out of the squad due to injuries. Meanwhile, defender Inigo Martinez is also unavailable to play due to his hamstring injury, while Dani Olmo is out of contention as he has a calf injury. But Pedri is available again as he has recovered from his illness and is ready to play against Atalanta. As for Atalanta, they will miss the service of Odilon Kossounou and forward Gianluca Scamacca due to a knee injury. Midfielder Marten de Roon picked up an injury during the match against Como and left the pitch early. It remains to be seen whether he can recover before the match against Barcelona tomorrow. Possible Lineup for Barcelona: Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Garcia, Balde; Gavi, Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Raphinha, Lewandowski Possible Lineup for Atalanta BC: Carnesecchi; Djimsiti, Hien, Scalvini; Ruggeri, Ederson, Pasalic, Zappacosta; Samardzic; Retegui, Lookman

Prediction: Barcelona 3-2 Atalanta

Hansi Flick is in the driving seat now and his playing style is ruthless as well as aggressive. They are getting plenty of goals and we expect a high-scoring match also against Atalanta. However, Barca's defense is something that needs to be more compact. They conceded three goals in just 30 minutes against Benfica in their last UCL match, although they recovered and won the match. Therefore, we expect Barcelona to win this game against Atalanta.

Betfair Odds

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