Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, April 4, 2026
Barcelona WDWWW 2
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Atlético Madrid WWWLL 1
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BAR112
ATM101
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Match Report

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Barcelona edge closer to title with win over Atlético

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.

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Team Stats

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

Highlights

01:14 Barcelona gets late winner for win over Atlético Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:21 García keeps it goalless with a nice save Watch on ESPN 01:08 Giuliano Simeone gets on the scoresheet for Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:50 Marcus Rashford slots in the goal for Barcelona Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 1Juan MussoG
  2. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 23Nico GonzálezLB
  5. 16Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 21Obed VargasCM-L
  7. 6KokeCM-R
  8. 11Thiago AlmadaLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 10Álex BaenaCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Matteo RuggeriSUB
  2. 2José María GiménezSUB
  3. 47Javier MorcilloSUB
  4. 28Taufik SeiduSUB
  5. 32Javier BoñarSUB
  6. 34Julio DíazSUB
  7. 22Ademola LookmanSUB
  8. 9Alexander SørlothSUB
  9. 31Salvi EsquivelSUB
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezSUB
  11. 17Dávid HanckoSUB
  12. 40Aleksa PuricSUB

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Joan GarcíaG
  2. 18Gerard MartínCD-L
  3. 5Pau CubarsíCD-R
  4. 2João CanceloLB
  5. 4Ronald AraujoRB
  6. 16Fermín LópezAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 24Eric GarcíaRM
  9. 20Dani OlmoF
  10. 14Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 10Lamine YamalAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Jules KoundéSUB
  2. 43Tomás MarquésSUB
  3. 17Marc CasadóSUB
  4. 19Roony BardghjiSUB
  5. 22Marc BernalSUB
  6. 9Robert LewandowskiSUB
  7. 25Wojciech SzczesnySUB
  8. 7Ferran TorresSUB
  9. 33Eder AllerSUB
  10. 6GaviSUB
  11. 3Alejandro BaldeSUB
  12. 42Xavi EspartSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Nico González (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  2. 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.
  3. 40' Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Bernal replaces Ronald Araujo because of an injury.
  4. 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.
  5. 45' Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 45' Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 45'+7' Nico González (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card.
  9. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Fermín López.
  10. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Koke.
  11. 50' Gerard Martín (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 50' Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 53' Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 61' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javier Morcillo replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  15. 61' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Álex Baena.
  16. 61' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  17. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Marc Bernal because of an injury.
  18. 68' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Taufik Seidu replaces Clément Lenglet.
  19. 78' Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Eric García.
  20. 79' Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Marcus Rashford.
  21. 87' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  22. 90'+3' Taufik Seidu (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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