Fermin double seals Barcelona’s comeback win at Atleti
What happened
Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Metropolitano on Sunday, with Fermin Lopez scoring twice, to stay top of La Liga.
Giuliano Simeone gave Atletico the lead in the 10th minute, finishing a low cross from Julian Alvarez, according to MyJoyOnline.
Lopez levelled on the stroke of half-time, curling in after the hosts failed to clear, then put Barca ahead in the 66th minute.
Barca go into the international break three points ahead of Real Madrid, who beat Valencia 3-0 on Saturday.
Atletico stay third, five points behind, after their second league defeat of the season.
Barca have won 11 of their 12 league games this season, losing only to Real in last month's El Clasico.
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- 2026-11-08 22:19 UTCMyJoyOnline · myjoyonline.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 22:19 UTCEl Universo · eluniverso.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 22:27 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 22:42 UTCAl Jazeera · aljazeera.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 23:05 UTCEl Nacional · elnacional.com ↗
- 2026-11-08 23:41 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-08 23:56 UTCESPN · espn.com ↗
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