Atletico Madrid won a very important match against Barcelona. Keep in mind that Atletico already caught Real Madrid at the top of the table. Teams from Madrid have the same amount of points but Blancos has one more game in hand.
Two goals in the first half
Luis Suarez scored against his former club to help Atletico Madrid defeat Barcelona 2-0 on Saturday night at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. Thomas Lemar gave the home side a boost with a fine finish before the Uruguayan striker scored his first goal against the side where he won so many domestic and international titles. For Barcelona, it was another dismal evening and registered as their first league defeat of the season. Suspended coach Ronald Koeman handed starts to Nico and Gavi, plus Philippe Coutinho, while Luuk de Jong and Eric Garcia were relegated to the bench. For Atletico, the big call from boss Diego Simeone was Joao Felix partnering with Luis Suarez up top and former Barcelona man Antoine Griezmann on the bench.
Early chances for Atletico Madrid
The early chances for Atletico and Lemar would break things open midway through the half with some slick passing between Joao Felix and Suarez opening up a lane for Lemar, who ran onto a pass and finished past Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen for a 1-0 lead. The chances started to come in furious fashion, with Coutinho nearly scoring an equaliser for the visitors and then Suarez missing a chance. The former Barcelona No.9 would not miss, though, at the second time of asking, as he gathered in a lifted cross from Lemar, took a touch and fired to give Atletico a 2-0 lead right before the half-time whistle. There were changes during the break, with Sergi Roberto on to replace Nico for Barcelona and Kieran Trippier for Rodrigo De Paul.