Unbeaten since the resumption of empty football in Spain, Barcelona face a real test this evening with the visit of Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid.
Normally three victories and five games unbeaten is acceptable form, but not in Spain when your great rival has won five on the bounce, the swing of four points giving them a two point advantage with only six games to play.
And in pressure situations like this the last side anyone wants to face is Simeone’s, which draws a lot of games, but don’t lose many.
Throw into the mix reports of a rift between coach Qique Setien and some senior players at the cub, and all doesn’t seem well at Barca.