Barcelona beat Atlético Madrid 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Blagurana's brilliant start put them ahead through French international Ousmane Dembele in the 22nd minute, but the hosts dominated from there, with Griezmann pushing a good save from ter Stegen before the break and picked up where he left off in the second half.
Torres came off the bench and was penalized for offside against the development of the Tores disallowed the game and Griezmann saw a volley blocked on the line in added time. Both teams ended with 10 men after Savic and Torres faced each other in a ballless duel that resulted in direct red cards.
The Catalan giants are now unbeaten in their last seven games in all competitions, and that too still win They are three points clear of Carlo Ancelotti's Real Madrid at the top of the tableNext for them is the Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Real Betis, while Diego's side Simeone meets Almería in the next tie.
See the full table below after Barcelona won and Real Madrid lost 2-1;
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Manchester United great Gary Neville slams 'strange' new 'Ronaldo rule' with Casemiro point
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