FULL-TIME, Barcelona 2-0 Atlético Madrid: This felt like a final from the start, and Barça played the whole game like champions. Great job, boys!! ! GOAL!!!!!! Barcelona 2-0 Atlético Madrid (Messi 86’): BARÇA DOUBLE THE LEAD!!!! Messi runs in behind the defense, gets to the box, waits for the right moment and just passes the ball into the net beyond Oblak’s reach. The win is sealed, and the title decider belongs to the champions. GOAL!!!!!!!!!! Barcelona 1-0 Atlético Madrid (Suárez 85’): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!!! Luis Suárez fires a beautiful shot from outside the box, and he finally beats Oblak!! ! 62. SAVE! Messi goes on a one-man counter-attacking run through the defense and gives Suárez a chance in front of goal, but Oblak makes another huge save for his team. SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Atlético Madrid: Come on, boys! Let’s be sharper in the final third and find the winner! HALFTIME, Barcelona 0-0 Atlético: The red card didn’t help Barça at all as Atlético became even stronger at the back and the Blaugrana are having trouble in the final third. It doesn’t help that Luis Suárez can’t touch, pass or shoot the ball well, but we still have a whole half to get the winner. 28. RED CARD! Diego Costa says a little too much to referee Gil Manzano and receives a straight red card. Atlético are down to 10 men, and Barça have a big chance to get the win here. 27. SAVE! Philippe Coutinho makes a one-two with Luis Suárez and finds himself in space at the edge of the box, but his low shot is saved by Oblak. Barça are dominating now, but the goal is yet to come. 14. POST! Lionel Messi plays a genius pass to find Jordi Alba running in behind the defense, and the full-back beats Jan Oblak but hits the post. It’s a huge chance for Barça, and the biggest of the game so far. KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Atlético Madrid: Come on, boys! Give me all the heart attacks you want, as long as you win the game. That’s all that matters. LINEUPS BARCELONA Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Piqué, Lenglet, Alba; Rakitic, Busquets, Arthur; Messi, Suárez, Coutinho (4-3-3) Bench: Cillessen, Murillo, Umtiti, Semedo, Aleñá, Boateng, Malcom ATLÉTICO MADRID Starting XI: Oblak; Arias, Giménez, Godín, Filipe Luís; Saúl, Partey, Rodrigo, Koke; Griezmann, Diego Costa (4-4-2) Bench: Adán, Savic, Juanfran, Vitolo, Correa, Kalinic, Morata WELCOME TO CAMP NOU!!! The Greatest Stadium on Earth is the site of the biggest La Liga game of the season tonight as leaders Barcelona face second-place Atlético Madrid. Atleti really need to win to cut Barça’s lead to five points and put real pressure on the defending champions with seven matches left after this, while Barça can pretty much clinch the championship with a victory and an 11-point gap at the top of the table. This is a giant match, and you cannot miss it. You can also join us to follow and comment all the action. LET’S LIVE BLOG! (Note: the comments will be open only when the team news come out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section) MATCH INFO Competition/Round: 2018-19 La Liga, Matchday 31 Date/Time: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 8.45pm CET (Barcelona), 7.45pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 2.45pm ET, 11.45am PT (USA), 12.15am IST (India, Sunday) Venue: Camp Nou, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano HOW TO WATCH, STREAM LA LIGA How to watch on TV: beIN SPORTS (USA & Canada), Eleven Sports 1 (UK), SuperSport 7 (Nigeria), Movistar Partidazo (Spain), others How to stream: beIN SPORTS CONNECT (USA & Canada), Movistar+ (Spain), fuboTV (watch for free), others Matchday Thread Rules We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads: Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, no swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another. Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!<doc-sep>Man United: Barcelona is a 'fantastic challenge' says Solskjaer HERE for the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates SUBSCRIBE Invalid email Sign upfor the latest MUFC breaking news and transfer updates When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Norwegian is preparing to return to the Camp Nou, a ground which brings back special memories to him and the club. It was Solskjaer who struck the sensation last-gasp winner in the 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich. This time he is facing a different challenge as he bids to outwit Barcelona boss Ernseto Valverde. According to Spanish newspaper SPORT, Solskjaer will be in the stands to watch tonight’s La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid. The two sides will meet in the first leg of the quarter-finals at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Atletico’s slim hopes of winning the title boil down to tonight, where they can cut the gap at the top to five points with seven games to play. Barcelona will be looking to put the title to bed themselves, which would be a huge weight off their shoulders ahead of the return of the Champions League. It’s likely that Solskjaer will be watching a full strength Barca tonight on his scouting mission. Man Utd manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in Barcelona for their match today Man Utd have no game this weekend, so Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has gone to watch Barcelona vs Atletico The Baby-faced Assassin is going to have to come up with a contingency plan to stop the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. United are not in action this weekend, their fixture with Wolves was moved forward due to their opponents reaching the FA Cup semi-finals. Former striker Dimitar Berbatov is worried that his former side maybe exposed against Messi and co. “I'm concerned by United's poor form and, if they continue to make mistakes like they have been doing recently, then, let's face it, they're going to be punished by Barcelona,” the Bulgarian told Betfair. Barcelona team train ahead of Atletico Madrid clash Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returns to Barcelona where he won Man Utd the Champions League in 1999 Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's will be scouting Barcelona stars Lionel Messi and Suarez En route to F.C. Barcelona with these X Factor contestants. It was a flat cap, sheepskin coat and a pie at half time when I started out ������ pic.twitter.com/gcFcYEtxB3 — Mike Phelan (@Mike_Phelan_1) 6 April 2019 Former Man Utd striker Dimitar Berbatov is worried Lionel Messi and Barcelona will expose them<doc-sep>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will use Manchester United’s weekend off to spy on Barcelona (Picture: Getty) Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be in attendance at the Nou Camp to spy on Barcelona for their crucial league match against Atletico Madrid. The Red Devils have the weekend off and Solskjaer has decided to make the most of it and as he looks to prepare for next week’s Champions League quarter-final clash with Ernesto Valverde’s side. Barca travel to Old Trafford for the first leg of the much-anticipated tie in just four days time, but the Catalan giants will be fully focused on beating Atleti first. Diego Simeone’s men, currently second in La Liga table, would reduce the gap to just five points with a victory over Barcelona on Saturday evening. It’s not the first time Solskjaer has made a trip to watch a Champions League opponent this season. Back in February, the Norwegian and first-team coach Mike Phelan traveled to France to watch Paris Saint-Germain take on Lyon. United went on to beat PSG after a stunning comeback at the Parc des Princes and Solskjaer will be hoping his latest spying mission ends with the same result. Phelan and Solskjaer went on a spying mission to watch PSG in February (Picture: BT Sport) Solskjaer has admitted that United need to make major improvements if they are to have any chance of beating Barcelona to a semi-final spot. ‘Oh, many, many things we have to improve, of course, because they are a top, top side,’ he said. ‘But we’ll use one or two days now to analyse and recover. ‘And we’ll prepare for Barcelona, which will be a fantastic challenge for the club and for the team.’ Wolves got the better of ten-man Manchester United at Molineux (Picture: Getty) Solskjaer still found reasons to be cheerful following United’s 2-1 defeat to Wolves on Tuesday night. ‘We can control what we do on the pitch, performance wise, and we’ve played well enough. We created enough chances to win the game,’ he added. ‘So, I don’t think there’s any kick-back or re-setting to be fair. ‘I was very pleased with the amount of chances, and the intent with the way we started the game. ‘You cannot stop players from playing, or trying, and if there’s a mistake to be done then that happens, and that’s football.’ To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video MORE : Antonio Conte to ask for Manchester United star if he becomes Inter Milan manager<doc-sep>
First-placed Barcelona host second-placed Atlético Madrid at Camp Nou on Saturday evening, where a win for the home side would put them 11 points clear at the top with just seven games remaining. Valverde’s men almost made a monumental slip-up against Villarreal in the mid-week fixtures. After having taken a 2-0 lead, Barça found themselves 4-2 to down after 80 minutes, but managed to salvage a point thanks to two very late goals from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Barça’s two front men will be confident of adding more goals to their tally tonight against Atlético, who have never one at Camp Nou under Diego Simeone. A win for El Blaugrana will virtually hand them the LaLiga title as they look to achieve an impressive treble this season by securing league, cup and European glory. But Atlético’s dismal record at Camp Nou under Simeone will only give the Argentine coach’s side more motivation to take all three points. Since their disappointing exit from the Champions League after losing 3-0 to Juventus, Los Rojiblancos have won their three last league encounters without conceding a goal, while scoring eight in the process. Continuing that winning run in tonight’s do-or-die clash at Camp Nou would leave them just five points adrift of Barça and with everything to play for going into the seven remaining league fixtures. Barcelona team vs Atlético Madrid Starting XI: Ter Stegen, Alba, Lenglet, Piqué, Arthur, Coutinho, Rakitic, Busquets, Sergi Roberto, Suarez, Messi Subs: Cillessen, Umtiti, Semedo, Aleñá, Malcom, Murillo, Boateng Atlético Madrid team vs Barcelona Starting XI: Oblak, Arias, Giménez, Godín, Felipe Luis, Koke, Thomas, Rodrigo, Saul, Griezmann, Diego Costa Subs: Adán, Juanfran, Savic, Vitolo, Correa, Kalinic, Morata Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid: injuries and suspensions Barcelona will be without Arturo Vidal due to suspension, while Ousmane Dembélé will miss out due to a thigh injury that has kept him out of Barça’s last three league games. Although Dembélé did train with the rest of the group on Friday, Valverde has chosen not to risk rushing him back to action and the Frenchman remains a doubt for the Champions League quarter final tie at Manchester United on Wednesday also. Full screen AFP Diego Simeone, meanwhile, will be without the French duo of Lucas Hernandez and Thomas Lemar through injury. Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid: what the managers said Ernesto Valverde: "I want the fans to pay attention to us, not opposition players, supporting us and not looking at them. I don't like when we go to other grounds and get booed, it's like fans give more importance to the opposition than their own side, we want the opposite.” Full screen Rodrigo Jiménez (EFE) Diego Simeone: “The fact that we've never won there, that makes me feel very optimistic… if we win tomorrow but don't win the next games, it won't count for anything. We have to try to continually improve, since the Alavés game the team's been growing; against Girona we had a few decent moments and we need to maintain the equilibrium, consistency and the team's identity.”