Barcelona Complete Stunning Comeback To Hamper Title Ambitions Of Atletico Madrid
FC Barcelona score 4 goals in the last 20 minutes to complete stunning comeback win over Atletico Madrid. Read below for more.
FC Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 4-2 to complete a stunning comeback win in their La Liga 2024/25 Matchday 28 fixture. With the decisive win, the Blaugrana have extended their lead to 4 points over Diego Simeone's men, with one lesser game played.
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Hansi Flick's men move back on top of the table with 60 points (level with Real Madrid), and with a game in-hand, they can potentially extend their lead over their fierce-rivals to 3 points.
In what was a three-horse title race so far this season, this defeat further hampers Atletico Madrid's title ambitions, with them potentially standing at a risk of going 7 points behind (if FC Barcelona win their next league fixture).
Atletico Madrid VS FC Barcelona: Match Highlights
The match started on a electrifying note in a jam-packed Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, as both sides made constant counter-attacks.
Lamine Yamal was left whiskers away from scoring the opening goal, as the 'Boy Wonder' managed to hit the post in the 6rh minute.
Atletico Madrid had one big chance of their own in the first half, but failed to capitalise on it. Finally, the home side managed to score the opener in the dying minutes of first half, as Julian Alvarez scored finished off a brilliant move which involved Antoine Griezmann and Giuliano Someone.
The second half provided no relief to the away side, as Atletico Madrid doubled their lead in the 70th minute, via a goal from Alexander Sorloth.
The memorable comeback from FC Barcelona started in the 72nd minute, as Robert Lewandowski found the back of the net off Inigo Martinez's delivery, and merely few minutes later, Ferran Torres scored a decisive header off Raphinha's ball to register the equaliser.
The game went into the injury time with the score levelled at 2-2, the home side went into 'Park the Bus' mode. However, their attempt to steal a point was put to bed by the 17-year-old Lamine Yamalz who scored a world-class curling effort goal, that chipped over Jan Oblak to find the back of the net, as FC Barcelona completed a memorable comeback.
In their quest to find an equaliser, Atletico Madrid played a high-line, that proved to be costly, as FC Barcelona scored their 4th goal of the night with the last kick of the game, as Ferran Torres and Raphinha combined once again to register a 4-2 win.
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