Barcelona and Atletico Madrid play details and all you need to know 

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid play details and all you need to know 

Ousmane Dembele missed a glorious chance when he headed wide at the far post as Barcelona took control of the second period before Lionel Messi’s free-kick veered inches wide.

 

 



The result means Atletico remain in top spot on 77 points, with Barcelona leapfrogging Real Madrid into second place on 75 points. Real – on 74 points – can move top if they beat Sevilla on Sunday by virtue of their superior head-to-head record with Atletico.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid play details and all you need to know 
Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi embrace ahead of kick-off

Player ratings

Barcelona: Ter Stegen (8), Dest (7), Pique (7), Lenglet (7), Mingueza (6), Alba (6), De Jong (6), Busquets (n/a), Pedri (6), Messi (7), Griezmann (5).

Subs: Araujo (7), Dembele (5), Roberto (6).

Atletico Madrid: Oblak (7), Trippier (6), Savic (6), Felipe (6), Hermoso (7); Carrasco (8), Koke (7), Llorente (6), Lemar (n/a), Correa (7), Suarez (7).

Subs: Kondogbia (6), Saul (5), Felix (6).

Man of the match: Yannick Carrasco.

 

Advantage Real in La Liga title race

Atletico went into the game two points clear of Barcelona at the summit, with Real Madrid separating the two sides in second place ahead of their game with Sevilla on Sunday.

 

Preparations for the hosts were dealt a blow in midweek when it was confirmed head coach Ronald Koeman would be absent from the touchline after the Spanish football federation rejected the club’s appeal against a touchline ban. Koeman was sent off in his side’s 2-1 home defeat by Granada on April 29 for saying “what a character” to the fourth official after being warned about his conduct.

 

 



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