Barcelona move clear at the top after Fermín López’s double stuns Atlético Madrid
Fermin Lopez brace has Barcelona come from behind to win 2-1 at Atletico Madrid to go three points clear in La Liga.
Key points
- At a noisy Metropolitano, the atmosphere matching the occasion, against a frenetic Atlético side that went for the throat, Barcelona trailed to a Giuliano Simeone goal and for a while in a frenzied first half it looked like there may be no way back.
- It hadn’t been easy but they had made it; ultimately, they might conclude they had found a way to manage it too, some satisfaction in the suffering, in how they resisted and re-established control amid the chaos.
- This was a proper test and a proper game, 10 World Cup winners on the field and first place awaiting the winner, and at the end of an intense enjoyable night, that was Hansi Flick’s side.
A fortnight in which they were defeated by Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid, in which they might have wondered if something was not right, ended with a 2-1 win at Atlético Madrid.
They had been in a battle, they had been behind and they had been on edge, but Barcelona found a way through, holding on to their place at the top of the table and holding the doubts at bay for another day.
Additional details
- But they found it, two goals from Fermín López either side of the break leading them to the kind of victory that brings a reward beyond the points.
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