Barcelona v Atalanta

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Barcelona produced a 7-1 humiliation of Valencia in the Spanish top flight over the weekend as The Catalans simply swept aside their La Liga opposition and having already assured themselves of a place in the round of last 16 in this season's Champions League competition, Barcelona will be in relaxed and confident mood ahead of this final league tie on Wednesday night.

Atalanta made it two wins on the trot overall in the Italian top flight on Saturday as they too gained all three points by way of a 2-1 win away from home at Como in Serie A which swiftly followed a comprehensive 5-0 dismantling of Austrian outfit Sturm Graz in their previous Champions League tie on home soil at the Gewiss Stadium.

Six wins from their last seven games in all competitions have not only helped in placing Barcelona in third place in the domestic La Liga table but also second spot in the Champions League table ahead of this final round of league ties on Wednesday night.

Cup wins against Barbastro 4-0 and Real Betis 5-1 in the Copa del Rey along with Super Cup victories against Athletic Bilbao 2-0 and Real Madrid 5-2, along with the aforementioned 7-1 humbling of Valencia means that Barca have scored an incredible total of 29 goals over these last seven games.

Atalanta are therefore likely to be bracing themselves for this upcoming trip to face free-scoring Barcelona at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on Wednesday night, although the Italian visitors will have been boosted by recent back-to-back wins against Sturm Graz in the Champions League and Como in Serie A respectively.

However, Gian Piero Gasperini's side have managed to capture just two wins in their last seven matches in all competitions and includes being dealt losses at the hands of Inter Milan and Napoli in the Super Cup and Serie A.

On the Champions League front, Atalanta have made a decent fist of things so far in this season's campaign as the Italian outfit have suffered just one defeat to date in the league phase which came in the shape of a 3-2 loss at home to another Spanish giant, Real Madrid.

Interestingly, Atalanta have actually performed better away from home in the Champions League as three of their four wins have been achieved on their travels with wins at Shakhtar Donetsk, Stuttgart and Young Boys, but the real test will be this upcoming trip to face Barcelona.

Barcelona v Atalanta Verdict

Barcelona have won 10 of their last 13 home games in all competitions while 11 of these 13 matches have also resulted in Over 2 goals being scored as well.

Current blistering form should see Barcelona over the line here.

Therefore, our main bet will be Barcelona win @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Barcelona win & Over 2 goals @ 2.05 (Bet Builder) Correct Score: Barcelona 2-1 @ 9.00