Thanks to a goal from French striker Ousmane Dembélé, Barcelona today won (1-0) at the Atlético de Madrid stadium, in a match for the 16th round of the Spanish football league, and isolated itself at the top of the league.
Dembele, a not very popular figure in Catalonia, scored the goal in the 22nd minute that gave the three precious points and ‘replaced’ the Polish scorer Robert Lewandowski, the league’s top scorer, with 13 goals, absent due to suspension.
Barça are now three points ahead of champions Real Madrid, who were beaten 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday, while Atlético de Madrid have slipped to fifth place, overtaken by Betis, who beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 today, and further afield of Real Sociedad, in third place.
Barcelona seemed to be the team most interested in scoring at the Metropolitano stadium, which they succeeded through the French winger, after assisting Gavi, in a move that – as almost always in the Catalan formation – started with the talented Pedri .
Atlético de Madrid, which was in the starting line-up next to Portuguese striker João Félix (he was replaced by Correa in the 73rd minute), only woke up after falling behind and had a few more chances to score. most egregious of which was close range from the end, by Griezmann, whose shot was pulled back over the goal line by Ronald Araújo.
Despite the final pressure from the hosts, Barcelona managed to hold onto the advantage it warranted for most of the match, which ended with both teams reduced to 10 players, due to the exclusion of Atlético de Madrid defender Savic and Ferran Torres, striker. from Barcelona, at 90+2 minutes.
The team from the capital was under pressure with the victory achieved by Real Sociedad in the first game of the day, in the stronghold of Almería, 2-0, and Betis, visiting Rayo Vallecano, with the contribution of the Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Silva and midfielder William Carvalho, who were totalists.
Sevilla rose to 17th and moved out of the second-tier relegation zone, thanks to a 2-1 win against 13th-placed Getafe, for which Portuguese defender Domingos Duarte was a totalist.
Source: DN
