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La Liga
May 12, 2013 at 6pm UK
 
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Falcao (51')
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Gabi (80' og.), Sánchez (72')

Preview: Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona

Sports Mole previews the La Liga clash between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona.

Atletico Madrid welcome Barcelona to the Vicente Calderon on Sunday evening hoping to end the season on a high.

Madrid will almost certainly finish in third position in the La Liga table, after just falling short in their attempts to break into second place.

However, manager Diego Simeone will be keen for his side to defeat the Catalan giants, and he could recall midfielder Tiago after he was introduced at half time of the club's 3-1 win over Celta Vigo.

Barcelona go into Sunday's game knowing that three points will secure them the league title.

Their La Liga success could already be sealed if Real Madrid fail to win on Saturday night, but manager Tito Vilanova will call on his side to put on a professional performance in Spain's capital city.

Lionel Messi came off the bench to score twice last week, and it is expected that he will be recalled to the starting lineup.

Recent form

Atletico Madrid: WLWDW

Barcelona: WLDLW

Possible starting lineups

Atletico Madrid: Courtois; Miranda, Juanfran, Filipe Luis, Godin; Gabi, Tiago, Koke, Adrian; Falcao, Diego Costa

Barcelona: Pinto; Dani Alves, Correia, Pique, Jordi Alba; Iniesta, Xavi, Busquets; Villa, Sanchez, Messi

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atletico MadridAtletico20135234132144
2Real Madrid19134243192443
3Barcelona20123552232939
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
5Villarreal198653431330
6Mallorca199371921-230
7Real Sociedad198471713428
8GironaGirona208482827128
9Sevilla207582329-626
10Rayo Vallecano196762222025
11Real BetisBetis206772226-425
12Osasuna196762328-525
13Celta Vigo197392830-224
14Las PalmasLas Palmas196492429-522
15Leganes205781929-1022
16Getafe204881417-320
17AlavesAlaves2055102432-820
18Espanyol2054111932-1319
19Real ValladolidValladolid2043131439-2515
20Valencia1927101829-1113


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