Atletico Madrid 1-0 Barca

Goal: Carrasco 45’+3.

Atletico won against Barca from the beginning, in terms of playing style.

Atletico caught Barca in the match on the evening of November 21.

Atletico should have opened the score right from the 14th minute. After escaping into the space on the right side of the penalty area, Marcos Llorente kicked Barca’s crossbar out.

The home team clearly showed that they can play well without Luis Suarez, the striker absent due to Covid-19 infection.

Contrary to a flexible Atletico, Barca lacks the necessary sharpness in finishing.

Attacking too much led to being caught off guard in defense, Barca had to pay the price in the third minute of injury time of the first half.

Ter Stegen made a mistake that caused Barca to lose the match.

The lead from the first half helped Atletico become even more dangerous with their defensive counter-attacking style.

Atletico once again caused waves with counterattacks in the late game.

Atletico’s defense neutralized Messi.

Unable to overcome Atletico’s solid defense, Barca had to lose 0-1.

Atletico also played eight matches, but owns 20 points.

Squad

Atletico: Oblak, Trippier, Giménez, Hermoso, Llorente (Diego Costa, 73′), Koke, Saúl, Yannick Carrasco (Felipe, 90′), Correa (Kondogbia, 83′), Joao Felix (Lemar, 83′).

Barca: Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Piqué (Dest, 61′), Lenglet, Alba, Pjanic (Braithwaite, 83′), De Jong, Dembélé, Messi, Pedri (Coutinho, 56′), Griezmann (Trincao, 83′)