At Camp Nou, the two dominant Laliga teams faced off in a titanic showdown.
With a 13-game winning streak in the La Liga, Atletico Madrid entered the contest in good form. They lost to the same opponent the previous time they experienced a Laliga loss.
Back in January at the Civitas Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid, they lost by a score of 1-0 to the LaLiga leaders in front of their home crowd.
The Catalans defeated the valiant Diego Simeone team with a goal from Ousmane Dembele in the 22nd minute.
The LaLiga indomitables were expected to harvest a pound of flesh against the Blaugrana when they traveled to Catalonia for the reverse fixture.
Barcelona entered the game winless in their previous three games, including a humiliating home loss to archrival Real Madrid in the second leg of the Copa Del Rey quarterfinal.
Following draws against Girona and Getafe in La Liga games, Atletico Madrid entered this match confident and with a good chance of winning.
A tedious first half almost resulted in a scoreless tie, but for Ferran Torres' goal in the 44th minute.
The goal separated the two sides and was sufficient for Barcelona to defeat the guests twice in La Liga.
The situation was so amusing that some supporters believed Sergio Busquets' short was ripped because Barcelona's shirts were made of inferior materials.
Following the challenge, the referee did not impose any penalties on Thomas Lemar. Despite being a good midfielder, Busquets eclipsed him throughout the game.
Thomas Lemar transferred from Monaco of France to Atletico Madrid in 2018. In 125 games, he has scored 8 goals, but this season, he has struggled, scoring only one goal in 27 games.
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