Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona

Match summary

Barcelona came from behind to win 2-1 away at Atletico Madrid. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Giuliano Simeone put Atletico Madrid ahead in the 10th minute, Fermín López equalised in the 45th minute, and López won it in the 66th minute.

Shots finished 19-9 to Barcelona, with 4 on target for Atletico Madrid and 4 for Barcelona.

Barcelona secured a narrow away victory against Atletico Madrid in La Liga matchday 12, dominating the overall performance through superior territorial control and shot volume. The visitors controlled 63 percent of possession and completed 675 passes with a 91 percent accuracy rate, compared to the hosts' 391 passes at 81 percent accuracy. Barcelona created 81 attacks and 50 dangerous attacks, registering 19 shots with 4 on target, whereas Atletico Madrid managed 9 shots with 4 on target from 64 attacks. Both sides committed 14 fouls, with Atletico Madrid receiving 3 yellow cards to Barcelona's 1.

The match began with Atletico Madrid taking the lead in the 10th minute when Giuliano Simeone scored with a right-footed shot. Just before the interval, Alex Baena received a yellow card for a foul in the 43rd minute, and Fermín López equalised for Barcelona with a left-footed shot in the 45th minute, leaving the score level at 1-1 at half-time. After a flurry of second-half substitutions, Fermín López struck again in the 66th minute with a right-footed shot to give Barcelona a 1-2 lead. Marc Bernal received a yellow card in the 74th minute, followed by late cautions for Atletico Madrid players Marcos Llorente and Marc Pubill in the 87th and 88th minutes respectively, before the match concluded with the final score remaining 1-2.