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Atlético de Madrid resigned from an advantage of two goals in its 4-2 defeat against Barcelona in LaLiga on Sunday in another setback for the club after it was eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Playing at the Metropolitan Stadium four days after he lost to Madrid in a penalty shooting, Atlético led Barcelona 2-0 in the half time, but admitted a couple of goals at the time of detention to waste the opportunity to overcome the Catalan club for second place and move inside a point of the leader of the League Madrid.
“It was a strange game, we did well in the first half and we had the game under control after scoring twice,” said Atlético Marcos Llorente player. “I think that the 120 minutes we had to play in the Champions League made a difference, in the end there was a disappointment.”
The defeat left Atlético four points behind his two rivals in the League, with Barcelona having a game in his hand. Madrid won 2-1 in Villarreal on Saturday.
Lamine Yamal scored two minutes in the detention time and Ferran Torres six minutes later to give Barcelona the sandy victory behind.
“It is a victory of the statement for us, which allows us to recover leadership with a game in hand,” said Yamal.
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Lamine Yamal scored Barcelona's third vital goal before visitors scored again to put 4-2
It was another overwhelming blow for the team of Atlético de Diego Simeone, who suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the Champions League against the bitter rivals Real Madrid the last time
Julián Álvarez had put Atlético ahead after a getaway just before part time. It had been a double unusual touch of Álvarez in the criminal shooting against Madrid that led to the elimination of Atlético de la League of Champions on Wednesday.
Atlético joined the lead with a goal for the substitute Alexander Sorloth from inside the area in 70. Robert Lewandowski, the top scorer of the league, gave Barcelona hope to find the network in 72, and Torres matched with a header after a raphinha cross in 78.
“We have to congratulate them,” said Atlético Diego Simeone coach. 'There was a little luck, which you must have. We had some opportunities in the counterattacks, but we did not take advantage of them. Barcelona is a great team.
Atlético beat Barcelona 2-1 when the teams gathered in Barcelona in their first game of the Spanish League season in December. They drawn 4-4 in a match in the first leg in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey last month. The second stage is in April.
