VideosFC Barcelona has taken over fourth place in La Liga from Atlético Madrid. Both teams met in Camp Nou and Barça recorded a spectacular victory with Frenkie de Jong: 4-2. Luuk de Jong remained on the bench, Memphis Depay was still missing due to a muscle injury.
The Barca of coach Xavi now has 38 points after 22 games. Atlético, last season’s national champion, has two points less. Leader Real Madrid has twelve points more than arch-rival FC Barcelona.
Dani Alves played a leading role: the 38-year-old Brazilian gave an assist, scored and received a direct red card with a 4-2 lead. The home team played with one man less for more than twenty minutes, but held their ground in the final phase and recorded a nice victory for the fans.
The start was by no means promising. Yannick Carrasco outwitted Barca keeper Marc-André Ter Stegen in the eighth minute on a pass from Luis Suárez: 0-1. But Atlético could not enjoy the lead for long. Two minutes after the opening goal, Jordi Alba scored phenomenally after a pass from Alves.
Winter signing Adama Traoré got the ball in the 21st minute. The Spaniard gave the ball high and Pablo Gavi headed home: 2-1. Just before half time it even became 3-1 when central defender Ronald Araújo promoted a rebound to goal.
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