There will be controversy after the clash between Atletico and Barcelona, but the most important thing is that the Catalans won and increased their lead over second-placed Real to seven points.
The "Royal Club" lost to Mallorca 2:1 today, while Barca won against the "Colchoneros" with the same result and seem to have taken a giant step towards defending their title with eight rounds remaining in La Liga.
There was everything in Madrid, many missed chances, two red cards, one of which was overturned, although it seemed to be clean.
It started with chances for the home team - big misses by Antoine Griezmann - who had the advantage in the 39th minute brought by Giuliano Simeone, but it already is Marcus Rashford equalized in the 42nd.
Nico Gonzalez then received a straight red card for being the last player in the Atletico defense to foul Lamino Jamal., it happened in the seventh minute of stoppage time of the first half...
And at the very start of the second half, Barça was left with ten men before the decision was reversed.
Barça was looking for a win with the player, Atletico was also dangerous, and the decisive moment came in the 87th minute when Joao Cancelo "broke" Nauel Molina on the left side, and The ball then bounced off Robert Lewandowski's shoulder and into the net..
It was a goal that perhaps settled the question of who would be the champion of Spain tonight.
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