"Barcelona have opened up a four-point gap at the top of the La Liga table thanks to a hard-fought 3-1 against Atlético Madrid at Camp Nou on Tuesday night. A fantastic game of football that had everything ended with three deserved points for the Blaugrana, who played their most complete match of the season against a heavyweight opponent and sent a strong statement in the title race."
"Barça looked really, really good in the first half and played as well as they have all season with and without the ball considering the level of the opposition. The control of possession and the quality of the passing and movement was great, and the ability to recover the ball with their high pressing was noticeable. Even the opening goal by Álex Baena wasn't a case of a bad offside trap and the high line being "exposed":"
Barcelona opened a four-point gap at the top of La Liga after a 3-1 victory over Atlético Madrid at Camp Nou. The team dominated the first half with excellent possession, passing, movement and high pressing that recovered the ball quickly. Nahuel Molina's long ball found Álex Baena for the opening goal, and Pedri's world-class assist set up Raphinha's composed equalizer. Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty and had a close-range chance saved by Oblak. A poor defensive decision by Balde allowed Giuliano Simeone to get in behind, prompting a yellow card to stop a big chance.
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