Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona, La Liga: Match Thread, Live Updates
FULL-TIME, Atlético 0-3 Barcelona: Barça are the first team to beat Atlético Madrid at home in La Liga this season and have done so with a performance built on excellent defending, great fighting spirt and brutal efficiency in front of goal. The Catalans are back in second place and with this win have virtually guaranteed a Top 4 finish and a spot in next season’s Champions League. Well done, boys!
90+3’ RED CARD: Atlético are down to 10 men at the very end as Nahuel Molina is shown a straight red card for a foul on Vitor Roque as the Brazilian was through on goal.
65’ GOAL!!!! Atlético 0-3 Barcelona (Fermín): IT’S THREE!!!! Barça are in dreamland after a long ball by Gündogan finds the run of Kounde who keeps it until he can find Lewandowski, who gets his second assist of the night with a perfect cross to find Fermín López all alone for an easy header as Barça triple their lead!!!
47’ GOAL!!! Atlético 0-2 Barcelona (Lewandowski): BARÇA DOUBLE THE LEAD!!! A crucial goal just after the restart as a bad pass by Rodrigo De Paul releases Raphinha who finds Lewandowski inside the box, and the Pole fires a beauty off the post and into the net!
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Atlético 0-1 Barcelona: Back underway in Madrid!
HALFTIME, Atlético 0-1 Barcelona: Barça were second-best in every department for pretty much the entire half, but a five-minute spell of dominance earned them the opening goal and gives them the edge at halftime. But Atleti will no doubt increase the pressure in the second half, so Barça must play a lot better to secure the win.
42’ RED CARD: Barça lose their manager just before halftime as Xavi Hernández receives two yellow cards for dissent in less than three minutes and is sent to the stands.
38’ GOAL!!! Atlético 0-1 Barcelona (Félix): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! An extended spell of possession down the left wing ends with a pass by Ilkay Gündogan to find Robert Lewandowski inside the box, and the striker gives João Félix the assist as the Portuguese scores against his parent club in front of the Metropolitano crowd!!!