Atlético wants to get the monkey off their backs from last season against Barcelona

Barcelona lands at Estadio Vicente Calderón and Atlético de Madrid wants to get the monkey off their backs from last season, when on a fateful night, the team managed by Frank Rijkaard took apart the side coached by Javier Aguirre by a conclusive 0-6. These two teams have faced each other in Madrid in La Liga on 70 occasions, with a balance of 38 Atlético victories, 18 draws and 18 wins for Barça. In all of these matches, Atleti has scored 124 goals, to 102 for the visitors.