Clearly, La Liga is offering us some crazy suspense this season! After the bad luck of FC Barcelona, a long time leader after their Clasico won 4-0 at the Bernabéu, the Blaugranas put in a huge match during the summit clash against Atlético, Saturday evening in Montjuic. But Diego Simeone’s team created the feat by winning in the last minute of the match (1-2)! To take a three-point lead at the top of the standings ahead of the Blaugrana!
Hansi Flick’s men will have difficulty recovering from this cataclysmic defeat. They attacked the match with ambition, intelligence of the game and enough technical success to open the scoring through Pedri in the 30th minute of play, on a deflection from Gavi. Barça continued to control the proceedings, but a poor defensive dismissal allowed Rodrigo de Paul to equalize with a well-placed shot on the hour mark (60th).
Barça falls on Oblak
Without Lamine Yamal of course, the Blaugranas have clearly resumed their march forward to try to snatch the three points, thanks to the genius of Pedri or Dani Olmo. But Jan Oblak made numerous important saves and Robert Lewandowski did not have a last opportunity. Atlético finished the match without a discreet Antoine Griezmann and the Madrilenians shook the nets on their final counter-attack. Nahuel Molina was launched on the right and his cross escaped Pau Cubarsi to be caught by Alexander Sorloth in the 96th minute!
Real have the opportunity to overtake Barça and come back to within a point of Atlético in the event of a victory against Sevilla on Sunday evening. And the Barcelonars will then have one more match on the clock than their two rivals from the capital!
