Barcelona Go 3 Focuses Clear Of Genuine Madrid With Tense 1-0 Win Over Atletico Madrid In La Liga

Ousmane Dembele's strike sent Barcelona three focuses clear at the highest point of La Liga with a strained 1-0 success over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Prior David Silva delivered a masterclass to assist third spot Genuine Sociedad with beating Almeria 2-0, while Genuine Betis moved fourth with an engaging 2-1 success at Rayo Vallecano. Battling Sevilla procured a urgent 2-1 win over Getafe to move out of the transfer zone on objective distinction. Profiting by champions Genuine Madrid's loss by Villarreal, Barcelona set off on a mission to say something triumph over Atletico at the Metropolitano.

Shorn of suspended top scorer Robert Lewandowski, Xavi chose Ansu Fati front and center in his place, however it was Dembele who had the effect, completing a smooth move in the 22nd moment.

Atletico sloped up the tension, with the eminent Ronald Araujo cleaning the line off of Antoine Griezmann at the demise, however Diego Simeone's side couldn't track down a balancer.

The two groups got done with 10 men after Ferran Torres and Stefan Savic were shipped off for fighting with one another on the floor as tempers soured.

"It's a success, however it's not only three focuses. It gives us spirit and certainty for what's left of the association," Xavi told journalists.

"We are equipped for succeeding at place as extreme as this, enduring, being a family.

"We knew how to endure and we take three brilliant focuses. It's a genuine explanation that we are contender to win this association."

Barcelona have yielded only six objectives in their initial 16 La Liga coordinates yet Griezmann two times verged on finding the adjuster Atletico ached for.

The Catalans just gathered two shots on track and Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak said his side merited more.

"We had a decent game, aside from the initial 25 minutes," Oblak told DAZN.

"We squeezed well, we had possibilities, however missing the mark on piece of karma to score."

"We began seriously, the initial 25 minutes we had little certainty, and later we awakened, however at 1-0 down it's as of now harder."

Rout implies Atletico grieve in fifth, 14 focuses behind pioneers Barcelona.

"It's anything but a stressing circumstance yet it is one that we need to manage," Simeone told journalists.

"Actually we lost. It's actual the group had the legitimacy to remove another outcome, that didn't occur in light of the fact that we didn't take care of it. What occurs in the containers is urgent."

- Conclusive Dembele -

Young person Fati had an early exertion splendidly obstructed by the rambling Jose Gimenez, as Barcelona ruled the initial trades.

Xavi said on Saturday Atletico scarcely have any holes with all due respect however Pedri uncovered one to make the initial objective.

The midfielder gained by space before the case, prior to taking care of Gavi, who teed up Dembele to opening home clinically.

Marcos Llorente had Atletico's most memorable fair an open door after thirty minutes when Griezmann scooped a ball carefully over the safeguard to set him in, yet Araujo redirected his work wide.