Ousmane Dembele's goal in the first half gave Barcelona the advantage they needed to defeat Atletico Madrid 1-0.
Score Report
Barcelona now leads La Liga by three points after a valiant 1-0 victory at Atletico Madrid.
La Blaugrana managed to eke out a significant victory in the Spanish capital as they recorded their first league victory at Atletico since 2019.
In a tense start in Madrid, neither team could muster many chances, and on minute 22, Barcelona took control.
In order to set up Ousmane Dembele for the opening goal, Pedri slid inside the hosts' area.
With Antoine Griezmann denied, Atletico attempted to regroup before the half, but they were met by a prepared Barcelona.
The game concluded in a typical gritty Madrid finale, with Barcelona creating the better opportunities in the closing minutes. Dembele's close range shot hit the post.
Prior to Ronald Araujo's spectacular goal line clearance that prevented Griezmann from tying the score, Stefan Savic and Ferran were both sent off for colliding off the ball in extra time.
Barcelona's next match is a Spanish Supercopa match against Real Betis in Riyadh on January 12, and Atletico will be away at Almeria the following weekend.
Match Events
0' The match is about start!
5' Barrios' shot too straight
22' GOAL! Atletico 0-1 Barcelona (Dembele)
31' Llorente's shot wide out
36' Carrasco'sshot wide out
41' Great save!
54' Griezmann's show
56' Yellow Card! Ronald Araújo booked
61' CLOSE! Dembele’s shot wide out
68' Dembele’s shot wide out
76' Griezmann’s shot flies into the sky
82' Yellow Card! Christensen booked
87' Atleticos shot wide out
92' Red Card! Ferran Torres sent off
92' Red Card! Savic sent off
Line-ups
Atletico XI: Oblak, Savic, Griezmann, Koke, Carrasco, Gimenez, Reinildo Mandava, Llorente, Nahuel Molina, Felix, Pablo Barrios
Subs: Witsel, Morata, Saul , Kondogbia, Felipe, Lemar, De Paul, Ivo Grbic, Correa, Reguilon, Marco Moreno, Antonio Gomis
Barcelona XI: Busquets, Ter Stegen, Christensen, Dembele, De Jong, Kounde, Ronald Araújo, Fati, Pedri, Álex Baldé, Gavi
Subs: Roberto, Alonso, Depay, Bellerin, Kessie, Pena, Ferran Torres, Raphinha, Eric Garcia, Arnau Tenas, Pablo Torre