Barcelona team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Atletico Madrid

Barcelona will be aiming to return to winning ways in La Liga when they welcome Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

The Catalan giants booked their spot in the knockout round of the Champions League with a game to spare courtesy of a 2-1 success over Porto on Tuesday night.

Xavi's side were held to a 1-1 draw by Rayo Vallecano in the league last weekend, though, and they currently sit fourth in the La Liga table, four points behind the leaders Real Madrid.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Atletico, who are third in Spain's top flight, level on points (31) with their opponents here and also boasting game in hand.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Back Possible return date: December 3 (vs. Atletico Madrid)

Ter Stegen had to withdraw from the Germany squad over the international break due to a back problem; he has since missed out against Rayo and Porto, and the goalkeeper remains a major doubt for this game.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Gavi suffered an ACL injury while representing Spain over the international break, and the midfielder is now set to be missing for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign.

Barcelona do not have any players suspended for this match.