Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona

Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona
Date: April 4, 2026
Competition: La Liga - Matchweek 29
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid

barcelona beat 10-man atletico madrid 2-1 in madrid. lewandowski late winner. barca now seven points clear of real madrid in the title race.

Goals
minute 39 giuliano simeone opener. 1-0 atletico. lenglet lofted pass, simeone brought it down and fired past garcia.
minute 42 rashford equalizer. 1-1 barcelona. one-two with olmo then shot through musso’s legs. class finish.
minute 87 lewandowski winner. 2-1 barcelona. cancelo shot blocked by musso, lewandowski right place right time to tap in.

How It Went
atletico led until rashford leveled before halftime. then nicolas gonzalez red card in stoppage time for scything down yamal. barcelona played entire second half against ten men. martin saw red early second half but overturned by var. barcelona kept pushing and lewandowski got the winner with three minutes left.

Quick Take
rashford showing why barcelona signed him. two big contributions tonight.
lewandowski never misses when it matters. 87th minute ice cold.
atletico down to ten men cost them everything. gonzalez red card the turning point.
barca seven points clear with eight games left. title almost done.
both teams meet again in champions league quarterfinals. revenge on atletico’s mind after copa del rey 4-0