One of the biggest fixtures on the La Liga calendar will take place at Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday evening, with Atletico Madrid welcoming the reigning champions Barcelona.
Both of these sides booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League earlier this week, with Barcelona beating Napoli 4-2 on aggregate, while Atletico overcame Inter Milan on penalties.
Barcelona are third in the La Liga table, eight points off the leaders Real Madrid, while Atletico sit fourth, six points behind their opponents in this weekend's contest.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides ahead of their battle in the Spanish capital.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 241
Atletico wins: 76
Draws: 56
Barcelona wins: 109
Barcelona lead the overall head-to-head record between the two sides, having recorded 109 wins to Atletico's 76, while there have also been 56 draws in this particular fixture.
The Catalan outfit have also comfortably outscored their opponents, finding the back of the net on 452 occasions in their 241 matches against Atletico, while the capital outfit have managed 348.
Lionel Messi is comfortably the leading goalscorer in this fixture, finding the back of the net on 32 occasions against Atletico, which is 16 ahead of Cesar Rodriguez in second position.
Unsurprisingly, Barcelona also lead the head-to-head record in La Liga, winning 79 of their 173 matches to Atletico's 52, while there have also been 42 draws in Spain's top flight.
Each of the last eight meetings between these two sides have come in La Liga, and Barcelona are on a four-game winning run against Atletico at this level, including a 1-0 success when the pair locked horns for the reverse fixture earlier this season.
Barcelona were 1-0 winners over Atletico at Wanda Metropolitano last term, meanwhile, and they are unbeaten against the Red and Whites since October 2021.
Atletico went five games unbeaten against the Catalan side between January 2020 and October 2021, though, winning three times during that run, including twice in the league.
Barcelona have not actually conceded in their last three matches against Atletico, winning each fixture 1-0, which suggests that Sunday's contest will be a low-scoring affair.
Atletico's last two wins over Barcelona have come on home soil, and they have incredibly not beaten the Catalan outfit away from home in Spain's top flight since February 2006.
Last 20 meetings
Dec 03, 2023: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Apr 23, 2023: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Jan 08, 2023: Atletico 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 06, 2022: Barcelona 4-2 Atletico (La Liga)
Oct 02, 2021: Atletico 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 08, 2021: Barcelona 0-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Nov 21, 2020: Atletico 1-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jun 30, 2020: Barcelona 2-2 Atletico (La Liga)
Jan 09, 2020: Barcelona 2-3 Atletico (Spanish Super Cup Semi-Finals)
Dec 01, 2019: Atletico 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 06, 2019: Barcelona 2-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Nov 24, 2018: Atletico 1-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Mar 04, 2018: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Oct 14, 2017: Atletico 1-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 26, 2017: Atletico 1-2 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 07, 2017: Barcelona 1-1 Atletico (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Feb 01, 2017: Atletico 1-2 Barcelona (Copa del Rey Semi-Finals)
Sep 21, 2016: Barcelona 1-1 Atletico (La Liga)
Apr 13, 2016: Atletico 2-0 Barcelona (Champions League Quarter-Finals)
Apr 05, 2016: Barcelona 2-1 Atletico (Champions League Quarter-Finals)
Last 10 La Liga meetings
Dec 03, 2023: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Apr 23, 2023: Barcelona 1-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Jan 08, 2023: Atletico 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Feb 06, 2022: Barcelona 4-2 Atletico (La Liga)
Oct 02, 2021: Atletico 2-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
May 08, 2021: Barcelona 0-0 Atletico (La Liga)
Nov 21, 2020: Atletico 1-0 Barcelona (La Liga)
Jun 30, 2020: Barcelona 2-2 Atletico (La Liga)
Dec 01, 2019: Atletico 0-1 Barcelona (La Liga)
Apr 06, 2019: Barcelona 2-0 Atletico (La Liga)
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