Barcelona vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting Tips (29 January)

FC Barcelona is out of a victory in Lisbon after a crazy match against Benfica 4-5. Led 4-2 at the start of the last quarter of an hour, the Blaugranas overthrew the Portuguese club after the suspense to pocket a 6th success in this league phase, after the previous ones obtained in front of Brest 3-0 and Dortmund 2- 3. Second in the ranking, the Catalan club is guaranteed to finish in the top 8 and, therefore, to play the knockout stages of the new formula. This good news comes in a paradoxically critical period in Liga. The recent winner of the Spanish Super Cup, defeated in particular by Atlético 1-2 in December and hung on to Getafe 1-1 lately, remained on 4 games without victory in the league before receiving Valence on Sunday. Barça is 3rd in Liga and virtually won by Real in the title race . Author of 4 successes in 7 days in this league phase, including last week on a river score in front of Strum Graz 5-0, Atalanta is virtually qualified directly for the knockout stages.

However, this is not played out much. The DEA, 7th in the standings, is ahead of the first virtual barragist 9th place at a point. The victory on the last day relaunched the Bergamasque club which remained on 4 games without a championship victory, including a defeat against the leader Napoli 2-3 . This crisis of results, echoing that of Barça in Liga, impacted Atalanta in the title race. Gian Piero Gasperini's team is 3rd in Serie A and moved to Come Côme on Saturday in the hope of filling its delay of 7 points on the head of the national classification. 

As during the last day, Barcelona must do without his number 1 Ter Stegen goalkeeper injured for several months and which could be replaced once again by Szczesny, aligned against Benfica. The packages of the titular defender Martinez and the young Bernal medium are also renewed when the influential Olmo (6 goals including one in the Champions League), wounded, is uncertain. To have the last word on Benfica, the Barcelona squad notably recovered in Lewandowski and Raphinha, each authors of a double. They respectively registered 28 and 22 achievements in all competitions this season, including 9 for the Polish in the Champions League and 8 for Raphinha in the same table. Their statistics make it the best scorers of the league phase. Atalanta must still deploy without the central defender Kossounou (frame) and the striker Scamacca. They are injured and the second city has not yet played this season.

Another offensive player, Zaniolo (3 goals in all competitions) was forfeited against Sturm Graz. He recalls an injury that could again leave him on his side for this meeting. The DEA saw retigui and lookman participate in the party last week. The first is 3 goals on the league phase, one less than his Nigerian teammate. This winter, the Atalanta acted the departure of the defender replacing Godfrey. 

• Summary: Barcelona is going head to head with Atalanta starting on 29 Jan 2025 at 20:00 UTC at Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium, Barcelona city, Spain. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League .
• Barcelona Feedinco Rating: 7.09
• Atalanta Feedinco Rating: 8.5