The results of Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona in the 2023-2024 Spanish League are already known. The match at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid, Spain, Sunday (17/3/2024), ended with a score of 3-0 for the Blaugrana.
Barcelona’s three goals were shared equally by Joao Felix (38′), Robert Lewandowski (47′), and Fermin Lopez (65′). This victory ensures that Xavi Hernandez’s men remain in second place in the 2023-2024 Spanish League standings.
The visiting team appeared with their trademark, namely possession of the ball from the start of the match. However, the hosts got their first chance through Pablo Barrios’ foot, which unfortunately went narrowly wide in the seventh minute.
After that, the match went smoothly. Barcelona’s opportunity only came in the 35th minute. Raphinha’s header went narrowly wide of the target. After three minutes, the score finally changed!
Lewandowski’s pass was continued sweetly by Joao Felix to beat Jan Oblak. The 1-0 lead lasted until the break after Alvaro Morata wasted his chance in the 44th minute.
After the break, Barcelona maintained the intensity of their attacks. The results are sweet. After just two minutes, Lewandowski gave his team a 2-0 lead after utilizing Raphinha’s pass.
El Barca really went berserk in this match. This time, Lewandowski again played the role of providing assists. His cross was headed sweetly by substitute Fermin in the 65th minute.
Behind three goals, Atletico was only able to recover in the remaining time. Two opportunities were obtained in the 85th minute but failed to produce goals.
Before the match was over, the referee awarded Nahuel Molina a red card after violating Vitor Roque. There were no additional goals that could be scored by either team in the remaining time. A score of 3-0 for Barca’s victory was the final result of this match.
Thanks to this result, Barca, with 64 points, has the right to move up to second place in the standings, shifting Girona. Meanwhile, Atleti is in fifth place with 55 points.
Before facing Barcelona, Atletico was unbeaten in their home matches in La Liga 2023/2024. Atletico won 13 times, drew once, scored a total of 34 goals, and conceded only 13.
However, that good record at the Metropolitano has now been tarnished. By Barcelona, assisted by Joao Felix, Atletico were forced to suffer their first home defeat.
Even though they ultimately lost, Atletico is still the team with the most points from home matches in La Liga 2023/2024 so far, namely 40 points. In second place are city rivals Real Madrid with 38 points.
