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Editor's brief

This match hub is editor-led on the football desk. We open the fixture page once Barcelona team news clears sourcing and the verified squad list is locked. As soon as the match window opens we populate the live incident log from the press-conference round-up, the verified tour or tour-equivalent feed and the verified broadcaster feed; the desk will not publish incidents off rumours or single-source social posts.

Fixtures in this series

• Barcelona vs Atlético Madrid · La Liga · Matchday 27

What to watch

• Selection picture: Hansi Flick has rotated in two of the last five matches. The shape is 4-2-3-1 with Pedri at 10; the only decision is left-back between Balde and the returning Marcos Alonso.
• Squad rotation: the rotation pattern across the last five fixtures is the data point we cross-reference against the press-conference notes. Inverted full-backs with the wide centre-backs stepping into midfield; Pedri and De Jong in the double pivot. The press triggers from the front three have been the decisive factor.
• Injury report: Marc-André ter Stegen is the fitness doubt the desk is tracking. The return-to-play read and the verified medical update will be added to the live log as soon as the club statement is published.

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