A win over Deportivo Alaves at home helped Barcelona take the lead in La Liga, but they now face off against Atletico Madrid just over 72 hours later. The game, part of Matchday 19 of the 2025/26 La Liga, was initially slated to be held in January, but has now been rescheduled to earlier owing to the Spanish Super Cup that will be played at that time. The two teams will, thus, face off tomorrow night in a massive league game at the Spotify Camp Nou in what will be the first heavyweight clash at the stadium post its reopening.