With a hard-fought 1-0 victory on Sunday, Atletico Madrid ended its 13-game winning streak, while Barcelona ended its three-game losing streak.
Barcelona overcame its slump and became the most popular team in Spain with a crucial victory. This kept Barcelona’s title hopes alive and put an end to any rumors of a late collapse.
Barcelona ended a three-game losing streak and a 13-game winning streak on Sunday with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid to stay on track for its first Spanish league title in four years. With the triumph at home, the gathering recovered its critical lead over Genuine Madrid after eight rounds.
In addition, the victory brought an end to Atletico Madrid’s six-game winning streak and moved them up to second place behind Madrid. Because the team was focused on the Heroes Association and Copa del Rey final, Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 2-0 at home on Saturday.
Ferran Torres scored in the 44th minute at Camp Nou with a well-placed low shot from just inside the area to end Barcelona’s recent struggles heading into the final stretch.
It had not scored in that frame of mind subsequent to holding scoreless draws against unpretentious affiliation rivals Girona and Getafe and losing 4-0 at home to Madrid in the Copa del Rey end adjusts. “It was a significant match to keep us on track to win the association,” Torres stated. No matter what, we had to win.” It was challenging to take on a team that was regarded as one of the best teams this season and had won all 13 of its games.
Since winning the association in 2019, Barcelona has kept 23 clean sheets. It has recently scored nine targets in 30 games played by the alliance this season. Third-place Atletico Madrid, which has the second-best defense but has conceded 22 goals, is five goals behind Madrid.
Since Diego Simeone’s group had not beaten Barcelona since around 2021, this was Barcelona’s third triumph in succession. At Camp Nou, Atletico has lost 17 of its development games. In its most recent league match in January, it had lost to Barcelona.
Simeone stated, “They merited the victory because they were more productive.” Numerous excellent opportunities to participate were missed. Three minutes into the game, Atletico Madrid 2021 manager Antoine Griezmann’s shot hit the crossbar.
In 2023, Atletico Madrid was the most popular team in Spain. However, the team had a terrible start to the season and didn’t have a chance to quickly win both the association and the Legends Association. Under the direction of Barcelona coach Xavi, Pedri and Frenkie de Jong returned after missing a number of games due to injuries.