Atletico Madrid topples Barcelona in mega duel – dramatic end!

Atletico Madrid topples Barcelona in mega duel – dramatic end!

In a thrilling Spanish La Liga derby, Atletico Madrid triumphed over FC Barcelona 2-1 last Saturday. Barcelona took the lead through an early goal from Pedri (30th minute), but Atletico responded strongly: Rodrigo de Paul equalized with a precise shot in the 60th minute. Substitute Alexander Sörloth scored the decisive goal for the guests in the 96th minute after Barcelona had previously hit the crossbar through Raphinha. After this defeat, Barcelona have only won one of their last seven league games, while Atletico continued their impressive run of seven consecutive wins oe24 reported.

The game was not only characterized by individual skill, but also by dramatic moments. In the final phase of the game, Atleticó's Stefan Savic and Barcelona's Ferran Torres were sent off after a heated argument with red cards (90th + 2 minutes), which further heated up the already heated atmosphere. On the other side of the table, FC Barcelona, ​​without their star striker Robert Lewandowski due to suspension, were able to capitalize on the mistakes of rivals Real Madrid, who lost 2-1 to Villarreal the day before. The Catalans thus extended their lead over the Royals to three points after Ousmane Dembélé scored the only goal of the day in another important game (22nd minute). Sky Sports.