Today, Tuesday (12/2), Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 3 x 1 at Camp Nou Stadium, in a match in the 19th round of the Spanish League. The goals of the match were scored by Rafinha, who returned to score after recovering from injury, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres. For Atletico, Alex Baena has dropped.
With this result, Barcelona remained in the lead with 37 points, while Atletico Madrid remained in fourth place with 31 points.
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Rafinha has not scored since September 14
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Dani Olmo scored the winning goal
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Rafinha scored the equalizer against Atletico Madrid
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The game
Atletico Madrid opened the scoring: Nahuel Molina ran inside, Alex Baena advanced freely and finished with a three-pointer into Juan Garcia’s left corner. The goal was initially disallowed for offside, but VAR confirmed the legal position.
After conceding the goal, Barcelona accelerated the pace of play and started pressing strongly. The Catalan team equalized when Pedri passed a through ball to Rafinha. The Brazilian dribbled past Oblak when he left the goal and finished the match in style to leave everything even on the scoreboard.
The turning point almost came later. Dani Olmo invaded the area, retreated inside and was brought down by Pablo Barrios. The referee awards a penalty kick for Barça. Lewandowski shot a powerful shot, but he caught the ball poorly and sent it over the goal.
The second half began with an exchange of attacks between the two teams, but without creating significant opportunities. But Barcelona succeeded in turning things around in the 20th minute. Pedri passed the ball to Dani Olmo with a pass on the edge of the penalty area; The No.10 combined with Robert Lewandowski and finished a left-handed cross into Jan Oblak’s left corner.
In the last minute of the match, Ferran Torres scored the third goal and confirmed the victory. The Spaniard controlled a free kick on the edge of the small penalty area and finished it in the corner.