"Atletico are one of the best teams in Europe, playing brilliant football with a spectacular attack. Flick says so, and he knows his football - they've got a really well-organised defence."
"It's a match in which we're playing for three crucial points to stay at the top of the table, and we'll see if we can maintain our lead, but above all, we've got two very important Champions League matches coming up."
"Raphinha is a significant loss, but I'm convinced that whoever comes in will perform just as well as Raphinha."
FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid meet for the fourth time this season in a La Liga match. Barcelona has won two of the previous three encounters. Interim president Rafa Yuste acknowledged Atletico's quality, calling them one of the best teams in Europe. He stressed the importance of the match for maintaining their position at the top of the table and highlighted upcoming Champions League matches. Yuste expressed confidence in the squad's ability to perform despite the absence of Raphinha due to suspension and declined to comment on transfer speculation regarding Julian Alvarez.
Read at Barca Universal
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