It was time to send a message for FC Barcelona. Beaten by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, defeated by Real Madrid in the Clasico, the Catalan club had to be present for the shock of the 12th day of La Liga, on the pitch of Atlético de Madrid.
Opposite, there were Colchoneros in great form, who entered this poster with a series of seven consecutive victories in the championship. Diego Simeone’s men started the game with a bang, with a huge opportunity for Julian Alvarez (5th), and a header from Marc Pubill on the crossbar (6th). It is quite logical that Giuliano Simeone ended up opening the scoring (1-0, 10th).
Opposite, Barça had the merit of not wavering, even when the 2-0 was close (21st, 26th). It was the always effective Fermin Lopez, after also finding the bar at the start of the match (7th), who ended up equalizing before the break (1-1, 45th).
Barça remains in control
Atlético continued to be threatening at times, notably with Julian Alvarez (55th). But it was Barça who took the upper hand, with Fermin Lopez again, on a nice opening from Lamine Yamal (1-2, 66th).
Hansi Flick’s men then managed their lead without trembling too much, and that’s a good lesson, after having poorly negotiated the first two meetings of the season. Barça thus consolidates its leadership position, with three points ahead of Real Madrid, and now five points ahead of Atlético, who could seize the throne in the event of victory. The Blaugranas did not hear it that way.
