Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has done the job done by Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid ahead of their weekend clash.
The pair will go head-to-head in Catalonia in a tough end-of-year match, with Flick's charges leading Los Rojiblancos at the top of the table on goal difference alone.
Their respective runs of form are the opposite of each other, with Barcelona winning just one of their last six league games and Atletico on an eleven-game winning streak in all competitions.
Flick will again be absent from the Barcelona bench as he serves the second match of a two-match suspension, but he will be admiring Simeone from afar tomorrow night.
“It's incredible to have this winning streak. They are doing a great job and I have a lot of respect for them. I like Simeone's personality and his emotions,” said Mundo Deportivo.
“You can see that the team is just like him. But it doesn't change anything, we want to win tomorrow.”
The two managers have never faced each other before. Simeone's six games against Bayern Munich came before Flick's arrival in 2019.
Barcelona have an excellent home record against Atletico Madrid in La Liga, unbeaten in their last 18 meetings, with an away win last coming in 2006.
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