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Barcelona secured a clinical 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in a LaLiga clash on Saturday, April 4 at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid.
Entertaining first-half
The hosts had a strong start to the game, as Atletico started with high intensity. In the 39th minute of the game, Giuliano Simeone broke Barcelona's offside trap, as he fired a shot and scored the opener after receiving from Clement Lenglet.
In response, Barcelona's Marcus Rashford, who started as number 9 in the game, scored an equaliser in the 42nd minute of the game after receiving a through pass from Dani Olmo. In the dying stages of the stoppage time (45+7') Nico Gonzalez received a red card for his dangerous foul on Lamine Yamal, which left Atletico Madrid with 10 men.
Silent second-half
In the second half, Diego Simeone replaced Giuliano Simeone with Nahuel Molina to create a defensive block as they played deep in a 5-3-1 formation, which restricted the Catalan club to score a winner for another 40 minutes.
Joao Cancelo smashed a powerful low-cross from the flanks. Atletico's keeper Juan Musso managed to stop it, but Robert Lewandowski tapped the rebound to make it 2-1 in the 87th minute of the clash.
Barcelona's strong hold in LaLiga
With this win over Atletico Madrid, Barcelona stand at the first place in the LaLiga standings with 76 points in hand in 30 outings. The Catalan club has a lead of seven points over second-placed Real Madrid (69 points).
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