Barcelona beat Atlético to top the La Liga table
Today, January 9, ended the central match of the 16th round of the Spanish La Liga, in which Atlético played with Barcelona. The teams met at the Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid. The referee’s starting whistle sounded at 23:00 Moscow time. “Championship” held a text online broadcast meetings.
In the first half, Xavi’s men were able to take advantage, while the hosts played with their classic five-back defensive formation. Barcelona’s approaches to the opponent’s goal were realized in the form of a goal by the 22nd minute, when winger Ousmane Dembele threw the ball past goalkeeper Jan Oblak, midfielder Gavi assisted the Frenchman.
Goal Dembele
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After conceding a goal, Diego Simeone’s team rebuilt and, despite Barcelona’s predominant possession of the ball, were able to often threaten Marc-André ter Stegen’s goal. At the end of the meeting, the game became rougher and one player from both teams left the field: Stefan Savic was sent off from Atletico, and Ferran Torres was sent off from Barcelona. The blue garnets kept their gates shut until the final whistle and took away the victory from Madrid – 1:0.
Following the results of the 16th round, Barcelona scored 41 points and became the leader of the Spanish championship, beating Real Madrid (38) in the standings.
