The match played between Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid in La Liga but Barcelona won 1-0. Dembele scored an early goal and Barcelona took the lead. Later, both teams counter-attacked. But Barcelona had another chance and they took it but the referee later confirmed that their goal was offside. If we look at the statistics of this match, we can see that both the teams have performed very well. Considering the direction of one target short, it can be seen that Atletico Madrid advanced from Barcelona. Barcelona are just two short of the target and Atletico Madrid are five short of the target. If we talk about possession of the ball, Barcelona lead the way with 60% possession and Atletico Madrid with 40% possession. However, Atletico Madrid could not take advantage of the opportunity despite having seven points. However, the most fouls in this match and most of them were committed by Barcelona. They committed 14 fouls in this match including three yellow cards and one red card. Atletico Madrid committed fouls against Barcelona including two yellow cards and one red card. But aside from the foul aspect, this game has been a fighting game.
Well, I can't deny that Barcelona has some inspiration now, after Real Madrid has lost, they don't want to continue losing for anything in the world, clearly the mistake of this league is now being made by Real Madrid, however the football they demonstrated I can't deny that I liked Barcelona a lot, I see another air for them, I don't know if they are now aiming to win the League and they want to be victorious with the UCL, it's just something great, because as things get like that, now we see Real Madrid brought out everything they have, the game against Villareal I honestly saw a very lost Benzema, and on this occasion I saw a whole Barcelona playing very well, I liked this game.
And things are done and take advantage to heat up even more:
Xavi makes statement after Barcelona overtake Real MadridAs reported by SPORT, Xavi said after Barcelona’s win away against Atletico Madrid:
“These are three golden points. We knew how to suffer (after). It’s important to have kept a clean sheet. Without playing that well, we got the three points. It was a tough game but a big win.
“It’s not just three points, it’s a huge morale boost. I am proud of the team. We have made a statement that we are candidates to win the league.”
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https://therealchamps.com/2023/01/08/xavi-barcelona-overtake-real-madrid/Things are starting to heat up, Real Madrid now has it a little more difficult, and Xavi says these things, clearly the team doesn't like Ancelotti very much, at the same time I like him because it's what this league needed.