Osamagbe Imadiyi
In a thrilling 2-1 victory over Barcelona on Saturday, Atletico Madrid overcame a deficit to take the lead in La Liga. Diego Simeone’s team moved three points clear at the top of the table after playing one fewer game than Barcelona, thanks to goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Alexander Sorloth in the second half after Pedri had put the Catalans ahead.
Hansi Flick’s team dominated at the Olympic stadium, but Atletico managed to hang on and win in stoppage time thanks to a goal from Sorloth, giving them their 12th straight victory in all competitions.
After a stellar start to the season, Barcelona has faltered recently and has only won one of their last seven league games. Barcelona had a strong press that stifled Atletico in the first half, but they had trouble creating many opportunities.
Thirty minutes later, Barcelona took the lead, with Pedri both setting up and scoring the goal.After a few seconds, Atletico was level after Marc Casado’s misdirected backheel clearance fell to De Paul on the field’s edge.
To guarantee that Atletico will be at the top of the table come Christmas, Nahuel Molina crossed for regular super-sub Sorloth deep in stoppage time.
