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Barcelona has had a very strong start of the season, but at some point the team experienced a really bad slump. The team record only one win in the last six games and their lead in the league now is completely lost. Barca and Atletico Madrid are level in the table with equal points. The Catalans bad results continue with their last game where they lost 0-1 at home to Leganes. Lamine Yamal will be out for several weeks and everything seems to be going against the Catalans at the moment since they have messed up so often against underdogs recently the fans are likely to be looking ahead to the coming weekend with concern. Barcelona hasn't lost a league home game against Atletico since 2006. The last five games against the Atletico Madrid were all won, but before that there was a pause of five games without a win. The guests have more than earned their current position as they currently have six wins in a row. A 0-1 loss against Real Betis is their only defeat. The time of unnecessarily giving away points is long gone. Now the team is pulling through rigorously with wins against Las Palmas, Mallorca, Deportivo Alaves and other teams from the middle of the table.