CATALANS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF REAL'S STUMBLE Barcelona beat Atletico and take a big step towards the title
Barcelona defeated Atletico in Madrid tonight with a score of 2:1 in the match of the 30th round of the Spanish La Liga.
TL;DR
- Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 2-1.
- Marcus Rashford scored in the 42nd minute, and Robert Lewandowski scored in the 87th minute for Barcelona.
- Giuliano Simeone scored the only goal for Atletico in the 39th minute.
- Nico Gonzalez was sent off at the end of the first half, giving Barcelona a man advantage for the second half.
- Barcelona leads the league table with 76 points, seven points ahead of Real Madrid, after Real's loss to Mallorca.
- Barcelona and Atletico will play again on Wednesday in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.