In the 35th round of the Spanish Championship, the leaders of La Liga Barcelona and Atletico (Madrid) met. Before this round, three teams claim the championship. Atletico is in first place with 76 points. He is ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid by 2 points. In the last rounds, the struggle for the first place has intensified and intensified to the limit. Now each of the three teams must score points in every match. In this meeting, the hosts were the favorites. The guests slowed down and at the end of the championship stopped showing the championship result.
Review of the first half of the La Liga match Barcelona - Atletico Madrid
The match began at fairly high speeds, with an equal fight. The guests were the first to create a dangerous moment. On 3 minutes Lemar shoots on target. Ter Stegen plays flawlessly. At the 10th minute, Suarez was already hitting the target of the hosts' goalkeeper. The ball flew into the hands of Ter Stegen.
At the 14th minute of the meeting, Simeone was forced to make the first substitution. Instead of the injured Lemar, Saul Niguez entered the field. Almost immediately on the 19th minute, Angel Correa shoots on target.
For the first 20 minutes of the meeting, Barcelona was remembered for some semi-active actions of Messi and Griezman. Piquet was marked by several violations in a row. Barça tried to attack across the entire width of the field. But to no avail. Only on the 29th minute, Griezman was able to break through the Cloud's target for the first time. On the 32nd minute, the coach of Barça is forced to make a substitution. Busquets is injured. Moriba appeared on the field instead.
On 34 minutes, Atletico shot twice on target. First, Karasko runs away and passes the ball to the center of the penalty area. Correa shoots on target. Instantly, the guests realized another attack. Suarez shot from an acute angle into the hands of the goalkeeper.
On the 37th minute, Ter Stegen removes the ball from Suarez's head with his hand. At the same time, I hooked the Atletico forward. The referee pointed to the corner. The most dangerous moment for Barcelona came at 41 minutes. Massy went through all the defense on his own and shot on target. Cloud has shown that he is considered one of the best goalkeepers in the world for a reason. He confidently deflected the blow.
Immediately, Atletico settled on the Barcelona gate. At 45 minutes, Felipe shoots above the gate. The referee added 4 minutes to the first half. As a result, the teams finished the half without sharp moments.
Review of the second half of the match Barcelona - Atlético
The second half began identically to the first. First, the hosts made a substitution. Araujo will replace Mingez. On the 47th minute Lengle shoots wide of the gate. At 49 minutes, Suarez shoots over the crossbar.
On the 55th minute, after a serve from the corner of the field, Karasko punched. Ter Stegen and Piquet did not figure out who to play. As a result, the goalkeeper does not confidently hit the ball in front of him. But the players of Atletico played on the finishing move not dangerous. On 58 minutes, Suarez shoots on target. The referee calls out of play.
On the 62nd minute of the meeting, Barcelona had the most dangerous moment. But the ball flew to the corner. Instantly, on 63 minutes, Messi serves on Pique, who was shooting into the corner of the goal. The cloud responds superbly.
On the 65th minute, Koke fouled Messi near the penalty line. The victim himself fired into the target under the far post. Jan reacts and translates to a corner. On 67 minutes, Simeone releases Felix.
In the 70th minute, Araujo scores, but the referee commits offside. Barcelona goal canceled. On 73 minutes Simeone replaces Correa. Instead, Kondobia comes out. At the 75th minute, the Barcelona coach releases Dembele and Roberto. Piquet at 82 minutes, on the aggregate of violations, gets yellow. At the 85th minute Dembele had the chance. But after hitting his head, the ball flies over the bar.
In the 90th minute of the meeting, Messi breaks through a free kick. The ball flies near the nine. Laos added 2 minutes to the main time. In the last seconds, Atletico took a corner. It was unsuccessful. Result of the match: 0 - 0. Atlético remains on the 1st line in the standings.
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