Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title after beating 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-...
BARCELONA - Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title after beating 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-0 in Saturday’s top-of-the-table showdown at the Nou Camp as late strikes by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi gave the Catalans an 11-point lead at the top of the table.
Atletico produced a gutsy second-half display, expertly shackling Barca, but the Catalans finally found a way past the visitors’ outstanding goalkeeper Jan Oblak with a superb curling shot from Suarez in the 85th minute. “Barca are practically champions. It was a very strange game, we were doing so well until the red card but all the small details went their way,” Koke told reporters.
“This was another game which shows just how hard it is to win the league so we deserve lot more credit for what we’re achieving,” Suarez said.“We’ve now got a very big advantage over Atletico. There are still some games left but we took two steps towards winning the league today.
Costa had to be shepherded off the pitch by Barca’s Gerard Pique as he struggled to control his temper while his team mates Diego Godin and Jose Gimenez earned bookings for venting their anger over the decision.
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