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Atletico captain Koke is racing against time to recover from a muscle injury that has seen him miss the last eight games.

Defender Robin Le Normand is expected to be fit despite being taken off in the first half against Espanyol with a head injury, but he may only be on the bench.

Striker Angel Correa will continue to miss out on a five-match ban for insulting the referee in the 2-1 defeat to Getafe, the third match he has served.

Jose Maria Gimenez, Rodrigo De Paul and Julian Alvarez are likely to start after only coming off the bench last weekend after returning from South America.

Simeone could also choose Reinildo Mandava to start on the left wing of the defence to contain the threat of Lamine Yamal.

As for Barcelona, ​​they will be without Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Marc Bernal and Marc Casado. Andreas Christensen will be assessed before the second leg.

Striker Dani Olmo is also absent after suffering a groin injury in the win over Osasuna and is set to miss around three weeks.

Pau Cubarsi has not been fit to start the last two games after picking up an injury on international duty, but could replace Ronald Araujo in defence on Wednesday.

Frenkie de Jong could return to the starting line-up after coming off the bench in the 4-1 win over Girona.

Raphinha was not used in that match and watched from the bench, which allowed him to be in the best physical condition to start at the Metropolitano.

Latest expected lineup Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Atletico Madrid:
Musso; Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Reinildo; Simeone, Barrios, De Paul, Lino; Alvarez, Griezmann

Barcelona:
Szczesny; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; De Jong, Pedri; Yamal, Gavi, Raphinha; Lewandowski

Latest football commentary Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Atletico Madrid's season is in danger of collapse after their Champions League dream was shattered and their La Liga title hopes were dealt a heavy blow over the past month.

Diego Simeone's side started their poor run of form with two 1-2 defeats to Real Madrid in the Champions League and Getafe in La Liga.

Despite a 1-0 win in the second leg of their European quarter-final against Los Blancos, their Champions League journey ended bitterly as they were eliminated on penalties.

They then lost 4-2 at home to leaders Barcelona, ​​despite leading by two goals. After the international break, Atletico could only manage a 1-1 draw away to Espanyol on Saturday.

Cesar Azpilicueta's stunning strike – his first in La Liga – was nullified by Javi Puado's penalty, extending Atletico's three-game winless run in the league and leaving them nine points adrift of the leaders with nine games remaining.

Against that backdrop, the Copa del Rey is Atletico's clearest hope of winning a trophy this season, with Los Colchoneros aiming to lift the trophy for the first time since 2012-13.

The semi-final against Barcelona is in the balance after Atletico scored twice late on to draw 4-4 in the first leg last month, but their hopes of reaching the final are in jeopardy after being eliminated in each of their last three Copa del Rey semi-finals.

In contrast to the hosts, Barcelona are still on the journey to conquer three more titles after winning the Spanish Super Cup in January.

Blaugrana are on a 20-match unbeaten run in all competitions (17 wins, 3 draws) since a 2-1 home defeat to Atletico Madrid in December.

They are currently top of La Liga, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and just one game away from the Copa del Rey final.

Hansi Flick's side have won their two home games since returning from the international break, beating Osasuna 3-0 in the replay and Girona 4-1 on Sunday thanks to a Robert Lewandowski brace, a Ferran Torres strike and a Ladislav Krejci own goal.

With that victory, Barcelona became the first team in La Liga to score 139 goals in 45 official matches in a season, a record figure that gives great confidence ahead of their second trip in less than three weeks to the Metropolitano.

The Catalans have won their last three away games against Atletico since a 0-2 defeat in October 2021.

They also have reason to be optimistic, having reached the final in eight of their last nine Copa del Rey semi-finals, although their only defeat in that run came in the 2022-23 campaign when they lost 5-1 on aggregate to Real Madrid.

Latest Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Atletico Madrid vs Barcelonaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Atletico Madrid 2-1 Barcelona

• WhoScore:Atletico Madrid 0-2 Barcelona
• Our newspaper predicts:Atletico Madrid 1-3 Barcelona

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