Waiting to find out their opponents in the Champions League quarterfinals this Friday, Barça alreadytlético de madrid They face each other this Sunday at Civitas Metropolitan on matchday 29 of LaLiga. After the rush from departure Naples and Inter Milan, respectively, the azulgrana and rojiblancos will be looking for new success. He Barça to continue feeding the dream of fighting for the title, or at least, achieving the second place that will allow him to play in the next edition of Super Cup in Arabia. As for Athletic to close the distance to Barça -The culés now have six points ahead of them-. and, above all, prevent the Athletic Don’t take fourth place from him.
A priori, according to the previous ones, the Barça He will be the champion in Sunday’s competition. And until now, Xavi Hernandez took the measurement ‘Cholo’ Simeone. In the four times they met, the Barça coach managed to win all four games. In his first duel, Barça They beat the red and white (4-2) at Camp Nou. Last season, on his first visit to Civitas Metropolitanhe Barça managed to take three points (0-1), thanks to a goal from Dembele. In the second round, held Spotify Camp NouTerrassa coach beat the Argentine again with a goal from Ferran Torres.
As for this season, it will be the first time that both teams face each other in the stadium Olímpic Lluís Companies in The leagueBarça won again at the bottom, this time with a huge amount João Felixwho wanted to defend himself then Simeon.
He was also undefeated as a player.
During their time as players, Xavi Hernandez and Diego Pablo Simeone They met only once, signing a draw. So Xavi, not as a coach or as a footballer, knows what it feels like to lose Simeon.
Source: La Verdad
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