Did Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona Move the Fan Token® Market?

Sunday night’s clash between La Liga’s top two delivered plenty of excitement, but did Barça’s 2-1 victory boost $BAR and dent $ATM?

Sunday’s top-of-the-table clash between Atlético Madrid and Barcelona saw a 2-1 victory for the Catalans, bringing an end to Atlético’s seven-game unbeaten league run.

But how did the battle in the capital affect the clubs’ respective Fan Token® digital assets?

How $ATM and $BAR Moved Before and After Heavyweight Clash

Both the Atlético Madrid Fan Token® ($ATM) and FC Barcelona Fan Token® ($BAR) saw heightened interest in recent days, as anticipation for the blockbuster clash grew.

This morning, 12 hours after the full-time whistle, $ATM trade volumes stood at $3.9M, the highest in the SportFi ecosystem and up 100% compared to two days ago.

As for $BAR volumes, they are currently the third highest in the industry at $2.1M, having climbed 143% in the past two days.

$ATM enjoyed a noticeable spike on the afternoon of the match, its value climbing from $0.757 to $0.820 by 14:00 CEST (+8.3%). However, the token lost momentum and bottomed at $0.697 by 10pm, an hour into the game with the score level at 1-1.

The morning after the match, $ATM had reached $0.726, a 4.4% decline over the preceding 24 hours.

Barcelona’s Fan Token® ($BAR), meanwhile, saw its value rise from $0.225 to $0.233 (+3.5%) on matchday before sliding. After bottoming at $0.214 with kickoff a few hours away, $BAR hit $0.221 intra-game before settling at $0.215 on Monday morning.

Like $ATM, the value of $BAR is down over the last 24 hours (–5.4%).

Barcelona Fight Back to Shoot Down Atlético

As expected, the game was full of quality – little wonder given there were 14 World Cup winners on the pitch.

Atlético were the better team early on, taking the lead through a Giuliano Simeone tap-in after 10 minutes, much to the delight of the 70,000 strong crowd. However, Barça equalised through Fermín López before half-time and mostly dominated thereafter.

A second goal from López in the 66th minute put Hansi Flick’s men ahead, and Barcelona saw out the win with aplomb.

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Diego Simeone will feel justifiably frustrated about the way the game unfolded after Barcelona’s equaliser. If his side had been able to hang on to their lead, they would have replaced Barça at the La Liga summit.

Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Valencia on Saturday had seen them draw level with Barcelona, however Barça’s victory put them three clear of Los Blancos and five ahead of Atlético after 12 games.

After the conclusion of the international break Barcelona host 8th-placed Villarreal while Atlético travel to 15th-placed Getafe (both Nov. 22).

Ronnie McCluskey: Fan Token® Market Reporter