Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid:- Following their elimination from the Champions League by Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid suffered another loss, this time 4-2 to Barcelona in the Spanish league, where they blew a two goals lead.
Four days after losing to Madrid in the penalty shootout, Atletico faced Barcelona in Semifinal, where they led 2-0 in the first half. However, they conceded two goals in the stoppage time which denied them from overtaking the Catalan team and getting closer to Madrid, who are currently leading the league.
Atletico player, Marcos Llorente, also commented on the bizarre nature of the game saying, “It was a weird game, we did well in the first half and had the game under control after scoring twice.”
Marcos also added “I do think that the 120 minutes that we had to play in the Champions League made a difference, there was a letdown in the end.”
Their loss now puts them 4 points away from the league with Atletico’s latest match being against Villarreal which Madrid won 2-1. It is now favorable for Barcelona to capitalize, knowing that they have a match in hand.
Yamal’s last-minute goal followed by Torres in the 6th minute into the stoppage time ensured Barcelona a victory, which Yamal called a, ‘statement win’ for reclaiming the top spot.
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Athletic set for Champions League place Athletic Bilbao solidified its fourth place with a 1-0 win at Sevilla.
Yeray lvarez scored with a header in the 84th to give Athletic the away victory and an eight-point gap to fifth-placed Villarreal, which has a game in hand.
It was Athletic’s second win in a row after three straight matches without a victory across all tournaments. It came off a 3-1 win over Roma to reach the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
Real Betis rallies Sixth-placed Real Betis rallied from two goals down at halftime to win 3-2 at relegation-threatened Leganes, with Cucho Hernndez scoring the winner in the 82nd.
The hosts had taken the lead with Dani Raba scoring in the 29th and 44th before Betis equalised through Isco in the 64th and Cdric Bakambu in the 78th.
It was the third straight victory for Betis in all competitions, and the second loss in a row for 18th-placed Leganes.
Also Sunday, ninth-placed Rayo Vallecano drew 2-2 at home with 12th-placed Real Sociedad, which is winless in six consecutive games in all competitions. Rayo is winless in five straight league matches.
