In the most sensitive match of the twelfth week of the Spanish La Liga, the Metropolitano Stadium hosted the battle between Atlético Madrid and Barcelona, which ended with a 2-1 victory for the visitors.
Both teams shook each other in the first minutes of the game, Mark Pobil’s header hit Barca’s goal post and Pedri’s shot hit Atlético’s goal post. But in the 10th minute, the head coach’s son scored the first goal of the game. Juliano Simeone surprised the Barça defense in a counterattack and opened the goal for Juan Garcia on the pass given by Julián Alvarez.
While Atlético defended well until the last minute of this half, a moment of carelessness was enough for Fermin Lopes to open Jan Oblak’s goal with a left foot shot in the 45th minute and the two teams went to the dressing room with a draw.
The second half was balanced and calmer than the first half, until Lamine Yamal’s masterful pass was combined with Fermin Lopes’ final shot in the 66th minute, and this player doubled his team’s lead. Barca’s comeback was completed with their calm play after the second goal and…
With this valuable win, Barcelona gained 33 points and maintained its 3-point gap with Real Madrid. Atlético Madrid ranked third with 28 points.
