Barcelona are actually 4 factors clear on the high of the desk.
Barcelona got here from behind to extend their lead over Actual Madrid on the high of LaLiga to 4 factors with a 3-1 win over Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou.
The Blaugrana got here into the sport a degree forward of their arch rivals, however fell behind within the nineteenth minute when Alex Baena lifted a end over Joan Garcia.
However Raphinha responded shortly for Barca, who then had an opportunity to finish the turnaround from the penalty spot, just for Robert Lewandowski to blaze his effort from 12 yards high over the bar.
But that solely delayed the inevitable, and Dani Olmo put Barca forward with what proved his last contribution of the sport, with Barca seeing the sport out from there earlier than Olmo’s alternative Ferran Torres made the factors protected in harm time.
Lewandowski fluffs his traces
Baena broke the impasse when he raced onto Nahuel Molina’s lengthy ball excessive and beat Garcia with a fragile end. The purpose was initially dominated out for offside, however a VAR verify revealed that Baena had stayed the proper facet of Barca’s excessive line.
Pedri performed Raphinha by way of to spherical Jan Oblak seven minutes later, and Barca regarded set to take the lead earlier than half-time within the thirty sixth minute after Pablo Barrios introduced down Olmo.
But Lewandowski fluffed his traces dramatically, and the Pole was additional annoyed when Oblak saved out his point-blank header from Lamine Yamal’s right-wing cross.
Olmo and Torres seal Barcelona win
Julian Alvarez skilled an identical feeling of irritation seven minutes into the second half as he was denied by a effective save from Garcia.
And Atleti had been punished for failing to beat the Barca keeper, Olmo ending off a effective group transfer by discovering the bottom-right nook.
Olmo suffered an harm within the act of scoring, resulting in his withdrawal, although that didn’t cease Barca’s momentum, with Yamal firing narrowly large as they regarded to kill the sport off.
After Rashford was thwarted by Oblak, Torres did safe victory for Barca, brilliantly controlling Alejandro Balde’s cross earlier than lashing dwelling an unstoppable close-range effort.
