Luis Suárez did not have great chances to score against Barcelona, although he was as fierce as ever. He had a free-kick in the first half, but the Uruguayan is far from the forward who intimidated with his goals in the first round of the championship. Luis Suárez returned to the Camp Nou and did not have an easy encounter due to all that this game entailed. The problem for Atlético is that the forward has not scored since last March 21 when he scored the winning goal in the match against Alavés..
Since that day he has not seen a goal, although it is true that he was later injured and did not play the games against Betis, Eibar and Huesca. But he is not the one from the beginning of the season and his team notices it in this final stretch of the season. Despite this, he is still Atlético's top scorer in the league championship, as he has 19 goals and two assists..
Since that match against Alavés, Correa, Carrasco and Marcos Llorente have been Atlético's scorers. In the last seven games, the rojiblanco team was left unmarked against Seville and Barcelona. He scored a goal against Elche (which was worth the three points), a goal against Betis (served to add a point) and another against Athletic (Atlético lost). And he beat Eibar and Huesca, both in the Wanda Metropolitano.
Looking ahead to the remaining three games, Atlético needs to see the goal again. Play against Real Sociedad, Osasuna and Valladolid and the goals of the Uruguayan tip must be decisive for Atlético to add the nine points that remain in dispute. Against Barcelona, Cholo put Luis Suárez and Correa on top, with Marcos Llorente and Carrasco helping from behind.
The good news of the game is that Oblak did not receive a goal and has another game without conceding. Elche could not do any to him either and in the last five games only Athletic scored against the Slovenian goalkeeper. In attack Atlético has a difficult time scoring, although in defense the rivals also have great difficulties to beat Oblak.