FC Barcelona wins the first round of three clashes against Atlético Madrid. Hansi Flick’s men won on the Wanda Metropolitano pitch (1-2) thanks to a goal from Robert Lewandowski late in the match, after Giuliano Simeone opened the scoring and the Catalans quickly equalized before the break. A meeting which was marked by several important arbitration decisions, in particular the expulsion from Madrid and a red finally canceled for Gérard Martin, which caused a lot of reaction on social networks. Lamine Yamal’s performance was also widely commented on, the Spaniard once again being one of the most dangerous players in the match. This meeting also served as a preview before the quarter-final of the Champions League between the two teams, and on the networks, many are already expecting a very high-level double confrontation.
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