Barcelona v Atletico Madrid live - La Liga latest as title rivals collide

Gimenez is booked for an aerial collision with Lewandowski.

It had to be him! Raphinha picks up the ball in space and comes inside. He plays a poor pass to Felix, but the Barca man wins a 50-50 before delightfully dinking the ball over Oblak to score from a tight angle.

The goal had been coming and there was no muted celebrated from the man still owned by Atletico.

Simeone's team have won 11 of the last 13 games in all competitions, losing just once.

You'd not guess it from the opening quarter of this match.

No more chances to report, but it's one-way traffic so far.

A teasing Guundogan cross from deep is just out of Raphinha's reach.

Barca put together a lovely move, playing in Kounde down the right and his cutback is straight to Lewandowski. Yet, eight yards out, the Pole hacks a volley wide.

Christensen has started in central defence for Barcelona, replacing Martinez.

Llorente almost tees up Morata with an exquisite backheel, but De Jong is there to ease him off the ball and Araujo clears the loose ball.

Hermoso blocks a shot from his one-time team-mate, on loan to Barca from Atleti.

The home team have started really well.

We're underway and Barcelona are straight on the attack, with Raphinha weaving through defenders in the opposition box but then dragging a shot wide.

Maybe her grandchildren are just annoying?

Okay, kick-off will be a tad more than those five minutes. But it's coming.

Kick-off just five minutes away. It's a still night in Barcelona.

Both teams have 31 points at kick-off, although Atleti have got there having played a game fewer. Their goal difference is also superior, so they're third and Barca fourth.

These two are each seven points behind Girona and leaders Real Madrid.

Athletic Bilbao are three points behind in the chase for the top four. Athletic, Girona and Real Madrid have all played 15 games to Barca's 14.

Paris Saint-Germain suffered an early red card against Le Harve earlier, but Kylian Mbappe dug them out of trouble en route to a 2-0 win.

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Atletico Madrid are winless in 17 away games against Barca in La Liga. Maybe a change of scenery, with Camp Nou under construction, is a good thing for them.

Xavi is expecting a difficult game despite that impressive record. Probabky wise.

"Simeone's teams are always difficult to attack against," he said. "Each day I have more respect and admiration for Cholo. For all that he has done.

"So many years at a big club... he has changed the history of the club and that has a lot of merit. He has adapted to the players that he has. At the moment he has a lot of technical players, a more attacking team, both things. They all work hard for the team, that is what is great about Cholo."

Xavi added: "We have a tough test against a top side who are in the Champions League."

Barca have won all three games versus Atleti since Xavi became manager, having failed to win any of the preceding four in the league.

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