""They are a team that has shown its style," Simeone told reporters during his pre-match press conference. "They do not change their attacking strategy and the forward line as they have been using it. They have many variants. "The match we expect is very clear. They have an incredible attack. They have a very important way of playing, we will have to be strong to be able to compete. We will have to take the game to where we can hurt them.""
""It is always important to be leaders," the Blaugrana coach added. "There have been injuries, and we have never shielded ourselves with those excuses. We are at the top. "We need more minutes with the usual starting 11. The second part of last season was ideal: Pedri, Frenkie, the defence with the four that always play. There was consistency. "This year, no [we haven't had that]. These are not excuses. We want to give our best. We want to win a great game like tomorrow's.""
Atletico travel to Camp Nou aiming to move level on points with leaders Barcelona. Atletico are on a six-match winning streak, including their last two away wins without conceding. Atletico have lost 17 of 27 LaLiga matches against Barcelona (W3 D7), at least eight more than versus any other opponent. Atletico plan to neutralize Barcelona's prolific attack by focusing play where they can hurt the hosts and by remaining strong to compete. Barcelona lead LaLiga but have been hampered by injuries and lack a consistent starting XI this season. Barcelona seek more minutes with their preferred eleven to regain last season's consistency and win the big game.
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