As Barcelona gear up for a crucial away fixture against Atletico Madrid, they have been handed a significant advantage. As such, Diego Simeone’s side will be without two of their key players,

Atletico Madrid host Barcelona at Estadio Metropolitano on Sunday with LaLiga's title race heating up with Hansi Flick's side top of the table but just a single point ahead of Diego Simeone's men before this one.

Atlético Madrid is the only team Barcelona have played twice without a win during the Hansi Flick era. Alexander Sørloth's two stoppage time goals at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys this season have seen Atleti escape with a win in the reverse fixture La Liga and a draw in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey semifinals.