In the 18th round of La Liga this season, Barcelona played against Atletico Madrid at home. In the first half, Gavi assisted Pedri to break the deadlock, and Barcelona also made Atletico Madrid have no shots, completing the offensive suppression. In the second half, De Paul equalized with a long shot, Rafinha missed a single-handed chance, and Sorlot scored at the buzzer, helping Atletico Madrid to reverse the game 2-1 and beat Barcelona, winning 12 consecutive victories in all competitions, and surpassing Barcelona by 3 points to top the list.
This is a battle for the top spot worth 6 points. Both teams have 38 points, but Atletico Madrid has one less game, and Barcelona's top position is in jeopardy.
Two months ago, Barcelona once had a 6-point lead and was more than double-digit ahead of Atletico Madrid. With Flick's poor performance, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have caught up, especially Atletico Madrid, which has surpassed Real Madrid and risen to second place with an impressive record of 6 consecutive wins in La Liga, and is only behind Barcelona in goal difference.
Barcelona starting lineup: 13-Peña, 2-Kubasi, 3-Balde, 5-Inigo Martinez, 23-Kounde, 6-Gavi, 8-Pedri, 16-Fermin, 17-Casado, 9-Lewandowski, 11-Rafinha
Atletico starting lineup: 13-Oblak, 2-Gimenez, 15-Lenglet, 21-Xavi Galan, 4-Gallagher, 5-De Paul, 8-Barrios, 14-Marcos Llorente, 7-Griezmann, 19-Alvarez, 22-Giuliano Simeone
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