3 things we learned from Barcelona 3-1 Atletico Madrid
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Pedri was the best player on the pitch in Barcelona’s 3–1 victory over Atlético Madrid. After a month-long absence due to a hamstring injury suffered in October’s Clásico defeat, the midfielder returned to the XI to orchestrate arguably Barça’s best performance of the season.
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Atletico’s Diego Simeone defends Julián Álvarez after performance drop vs. Barcelona
After a discreet performance against FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone defended star striker Julián Álvarez.
Barcelona kept defending with character. Deep into stoppage time, a brilliant combination saw Marcus Rashford free Alejandro Balde down the wing. The left back set up Ferran Torres alone inside the penalty area as he calmly tucked in Barça’s third to secure all three points with the final kick of the game.
Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday played at Camp Nou for the first time since April 2023 in a rescheduled fixture against FC Barcelona. This round 19 match was moved up a month in advance of these two teams participating in the Supercopa de España in Saudi Arabia next month.
Barcelona overturned an early setback to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1, going four points clear at the LaLiga summit. Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres delivered the goals as Barca dominated chances an
Kylian Mbappé scored twice and had an assist as Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to end a three-match winless streak in the Spanish league
La Liga giants Atlético Madrid have on Wednesday announced a trio of setbacks on the personnel front in the club’s first-team ranks.This comes owing to developments in the Rojiblancos’ showdown