Barcelona face a tricky away tie at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium as Atletico Madrid encounter their first difficult test at their new home ground in La Liga.They welcome a side who are unbeaten in the league, winning all seven under new coach Ernesto Valverde.With Argentina on the brink of not booking a World Cup place, talisman Lionel Messi sent his team on their way to Russia by scoring a breathtaking hat-trick.
Atletico will be looking to turn over a new leaf after a relatively poor September by their standards. Although they had many chances against Leganes, they couldn’t make them pay and managed only a poor 0-0 result.Against Chelsea, they kept the ball well but were outclassed by a much stronger side. With three draws and four wins, they need to turn those ties into victories to keep in touch with Barcelona at the top.