FC Barcelona have suffered a third consecutive home defeat in Liga. And this was perhaps the cruellest of all. In one of those games that are impossible to fathom, they played delightful football from start to finish, while Atlético were just a shadow of the side they had been bigged up to be in the build-up to Saturday’s fixture.
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| Atletico Madrid players celebrate 2-1 win over Barcelona in the La Liga match on Saturday 21 December, 2024. Photo: @atletienglish |
Barça fans will be going home tonight wondering how on earth it happened, but they lost.
Pedri had given the Catalans the lead after half an hour.
On the back of footballing brilliance, there were plenty more chances where that came from, but the visitors managed to scramble an equaliser in practically their only attack of the entire 90 minutes of regular time play. Unfazed, Barça kept pressing, but the winner just didn’t want to come, and in the final minute of injury time, Atlético stunned the Estadi Olimpic with a late winner. fcbarcelona.com
Results:
La Liga 2024/25 – Saturday 21 December, 2024 |
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| Getafe 0-1 Mallorca |
| Celta Vigo 2-0 Real Sociedad |
| Osasuna 1-2 Athletic Club |
| Barcelona 1-2 Atletico Madrid |
