"Barcelona recovered to secure a 3-1 win against Atletico Madrid as goals from Raphinha, Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres handed the visitors their first La Liga defeat since August and extended the champions' lead at the top after an intense clash on Tuesday. The result puts Barcelona on 37 points, four ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who visit Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday."
"Atletico, arriving at Camp Nou on a seven-game winning run in all competitions, remain in fourth place with 31 points."
"Atletico struck first in the 19th minute through Alex Baena on the counter but Raphinha equalised seven minutes later with a close-range strike after a killer through pass from Pedri."
"Barcelona's persistence paid off as Olmo pounced on a loose ball inside the box and fired a low strike to score in the 65th minute and Torres wrapped up the points by finishing off another counterattack deep in added time."
Barcelona recovered to win 3-1 against Atletico Madrid, moving to 37 points and four ahead of second-placed Real Madrid. Atletico arrived at Camp Nou on a seven-game winning run and remained fourth on 31 points after the defeat. Atletico struck first in the 19th minute through Alex Baena on the counter. Raphinha equalised in the 26th minute with a close-range strike following a through pass from Pedri. Dani Olmo scored in the 65th minute by pouncing on a loose ball inside the box and firing a low strike. Ferran Torres sealed the victory by finishing a counterattack deep in added time.
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