Barcelona produced a dominant display as they secured an emphatic 4-2 victory over Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp on Saturday afternoon to go fourth in LaLiga.
The visitors took an early lead through Belgium international Yannick Carrasco inside eight minutes.
Atletico were ahead for just two minutes, though, as Jordi Alba fired a thunderous volley leaving Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak with no chance inside 10 minutes.
Gavi then put the hosts ahead with a thumping header, following a cross by new signing Adama Traore who was making his debut.
Ronaldo Araujo added another, beating Oblak from close range to make it 3-1, as Dani Alves made sure of the points smashing the ball past the Slovenian shot-stopper inside 49 minutes as the Catalan giants ran riot.
Meanwhile former Barca star Luis Suarez got on the scoresheet adding a consolation on 58 minutes, but it wasn't enough to mount a comeback.
Barcelona were reduced to ten men after Alves who produced an assist, goal, and was sent off with 20 minutes to go for a stamp on the back of Carrasco's leg after VAR intervened deeming the challenge serious foul play, but Barca managed to hang on to secure all three points.
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