Barcelona suffered their second consecutive defeat in La Liga, and their fifth overall in the tournament this season, at the hands of their guest Atletico Madrid, with two goals to one.
The Catalan club took the lead through Pedri in the 30th minute, and everyone thought that the match was on its way to a big victory for the owners of the Olympic Stadium, Luis Companys, in light of the control and wasting of many opportunities.
But Atletico Madrid managed to come back and equalize through Rodrigo De Paul in the 60th minute, then Alexander Sorloth killed Barcelona with a goal at the last moment.
There is no doubt that this victory is historic for Atletico Madrid, as it is the first at Barcelona’s stadium since February 2006, and the first in 3 years as well.
At the same time, coach Diego Simeone achieved his first victory over Barcelona at his stadium in his 13-year career with Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona’s problems are increasing, and there is no better evidence of this than the fact that last season with Xavi, the team lost only 5 matches over 38 rounds, while with the German, it lost 5 times in only 19 matches.
With this victory, Atletico Madrid took sole control of the league with 41 points, while Barcelona’s balance froze in second place at 38 points, with the possibility of losing the runner-up position if Real Madrid wins over Sevilla on Sunday.
