Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona, 2025-26 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA

Atlético Madrid

39': Giuliano Simeone
45'+7': Nicolás González

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Barcelona

42': Marcus Rashford
87': Robert Lewandowski

Barcelona edge closer to title with win over Atlético

Rashford Barca celeb vs Atletico [1296x729]

Barcelona took a big step closer to retaining their LaLiga title after claiming a 2-1 win at 10-man Atlético Madrid to take full advantage of Real Madrid's slipup earlier on Saturday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nico González.
5': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
5': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
6': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid).
7': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
7': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
10': Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joan García (Barcelona). Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a through ball.
11': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
11': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
13': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
13': Nico González (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
14': Attempt missed. Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
14': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a through ball.
15': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Obed Vargas is caught offside.
19': Offside, Barcelona. João Cancelo is caught offside.
22': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
22': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Handball by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
22': Nico González (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for handball.
26': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nico González with a cross.
28': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álex Baena is caught offside.
30': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
30': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
32': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Baena with a cross following a corner.
32': Attempt missed. Koke (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
35': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Fermín López with a through ball.
37': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
37': Nico González (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 0. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clément Lenglet with a through ball.
40': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Bernal replaces Ronald Araujo because of an injury.
41': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
41': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 1. Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball following a fast break.
44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
45': Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
45': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
45': Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
45'+2': Obed Vargas (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
45'+3': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+6': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
45'+7': Nico González (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card.
45'+8': Attempt missed. Marc Bernal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+8': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 1.
45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 1.
45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Koke.
45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Fermín López.
46': Foul by Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
46': Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Delay in match because of an injury Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid).
49': Delay in match (Barcelona). VAR checking.
49': VAR Decision: No Red Card Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Gerard Martín (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
51': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
52': Foul by Álex Baena (Atletico Madrid).
52': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
53': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
55': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
56': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
57': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
58': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal following a corner.
60': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
60': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javier Morcillo replaces Antoine Griezmann.
61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Álex Baena.
61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Giuliano Simeone.
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
62': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Marc Bernal because of an injury.
62': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
62': Marcus Rashford (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
64': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
65': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José María Giménez.
65': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José María Giménez.
66': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José María Giménez.
68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Taufik Seidu replaces Clément Lenglet.
70': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Dani Olmo.
70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Musso.
70': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
70': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Thiago Almada.
71': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
76': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
76': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
78': Offside, Barcelona. Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Eric García.
79': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Marcus Rashford.
81': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
81': Offside, Barcelona. Jules Koundé is caught offside.
83': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by João Cancelo.
84': Foul by Javier Morcillo (Atletico Madrid).
84': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Javier Morcillo (Atletico Madrid).
86': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedri.
87': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Pedri.
87': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
89': Handball by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Taufik Seidu (Atletico Madrid).
90'+2': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Taufik Seidu (Atletico Madrid).
90'+3': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Taufik Seidu (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
90'+4': Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 2.
0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 2.

Statistics

BAR		ATM
11	Fouls	15
2	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	4
9	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	6
66.9	Possession	33.1
22	SHOTS	6
8	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
579	Accurate Passes	247
631	Passes	307
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	2
13	Crosses	6
0.2	Cross %	0.3
36	Long Balls	50
24	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
7	Blocked Shots	0
7	Effective Tackles	19
11	Tackles	30
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
5	Interceptions	6
15	Effective Clearances	16
15	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 67,710

LALIGA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barcelona	30	+51	76
2	Real Madrid	30	+36	69
3	Villarreal	29	+20	58
4	Atlético Madrid	30	+20	57

Full Table

Line-Ups

Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Juan Musso (GK)
15	Clément Lenglet
24	Robin Le Normand
23	Nicolás González
16	Nahuel Molina
21	Obed Vargas
6	Koke
11	Thiago Almada
20	Giuliano Simeone
10	Álex Baena
7	Antoine Griezmann

Atlético Madrid Substitutes:

Matteo Ruggeri, José María Giménez, Javier Morcillo, Taufik Seidu, Javier Boñar, Julio Díaz, Ademola Lookman, Alexander Sørloth, Salvi Esquivel, Julián Álvarez, Dávid Hancko, Aleksa Puric.

Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Joan García (GK)
18	Gerard Martín
5	Pau Cubarsí
2	João Cancelo
4	Ronald Araújo
16	Fermín López
8	Pedri
24	Eric García
20	Dani Olmo
14	Marcus Rashford
10	Lamine Yamal

Barcelona Substitutes:

Jules Koundé, Tomás Marqués, Marc Casadó, Roony Bardghji, Marc Bernal, Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczesny, Ferran Torres, Eder Aller, Gavi, Alejandro Balde, Xavi Espart.

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