US EditionBarcelona Beat 10-Man Atletico to Take Major Step Towards Title
- On Saturday, FC Barcelona secured a 2-1 victory over Atlético Madrid, moving seven points clear at the top of the La Liga table.
- Giuliano Simeone opened the scoring for Atlético in the 39th minute, but Marcus Rashford leveled the match 1-1 just three minutes later.
- Playing against ten men after Nico González received a red card for a challenge on Lamine Yamal, Barcelona maintained 67% possession throughout the second half.
- In the 87th minute, Robert Lewandowski scored the winner when the ball rebounded off his shoulder following a save by Juan Musso.
- Barcelona's victory follows Real Madrid's 2-1 loss to RCD Mallorca on Saturday, putting manager Hansi Flick's side in control of the La Liga title race.
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Lewandowski equals Hristo Stoichkov's record after scoring for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid
Barcelona striker, Robert Lewandowski, on Saturday equalled the club’s former forward Hristo Stoichkov’s record after scoring a goal in the Blaugrana 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid. Recall that a goal each from Lewandowski and Marcus Rashford gave Barcelona the victory against the hosts in the LaLiga. Lewandowski’s goal against Diego Simeone’s men took him to the 14th top scorer in Barcelona history, with 117 goals. According to Barca Universal…
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FC Barcelona Survives Showdown against Atletico
Saturday’s showdown between Spanish La Liga mainstays FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid ended up becoming a controversial matchup.The Catalan side survived the match, pulling out a 2-1 victory with a late goal by Polish striker Robert Lewandowski. The game-winner came in the 88th minute, with Atletico playing the entire second half with 10 men.The controversial ejection by Argentinian defender Nico Gonzalez came in injury time during the tail end…
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