Barcelona defeats Atlético Madrid and comfortably becomes the leader of LaLiga Santander.

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid faced each other in a match of matchday 27 of LaLiga Santander on Sunday March 4th at the Camp Nou stadium. The Barcelona club won 1-0.

A direct free-kick goal from Lionel Messi in the 26th minute meant a crucial victory for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid (1-0), which extends its lead to eight points.

It was a balanced match, with few chances, with a conservative approach from Atletico at the beginning, whose attempt to react after halftime, introducing more offensive players such as Angel Correa or Kevin Gameiro, did not translate into goals.

Thus, the advantage of Ernesto Valverde's team, while not definitive, becomes very important with eleven matchdays remaining: eight points plus the head-to-head advantage.

90 min Final whistle. Barcelona wins and extends their lead at the top to 8 points.

85 min Atlético goal disallowed for offside by Diego Costa. Very close call.

81 min Atlético Madrid pushing forward. Barcelona can't get out of their own half.

76 min Ufff, Messi had a chance, but the defender deflects his shot for a corner kick.

63 min At this moment, there is strong pressure from Atlético Madrid. They dominate the midfield.

60 min Header by Saúl but Ter Stegen was alert.

52 min Barcelona continues to search for the opposition's goal.

45 min The second half has started.

HALFTIME

45 min End of the first half. Barcelona leads 1-0 at halftime.

42 min Piqué's header goes over the bar.

38 min Andre Gomes wasted a Barcelona attack. He had space and should have crossed. He gave it to the goalkeeper.

36 min Ufffffff, Coutinho's shot and Oblak saves it for a corner kick.

33 min Suárez combined with Coutinho, the Brazilian shoots but it goes straight into Oblak's hands.

31 min Ufffffff, Luis Suárez was facing the goal, but the defender throws himself to the ground to prevent the second goal.

28 min Messi tried an individual effort, committed a foul but came off worse. The Argentinian receives a yellow card.

26 min Goooooooal by Barcelona, goooaal by Lionel Messi from a free-kick.

25 min Dangerous free-kick for Barcelona.

23 min Ufff, Coutinho had a chance inside the box, but decided to pass and loses the ball.

20 min Shot by Lionel Messi into Oblak's hands.

15 min Luis Suárez gets upset with Rakitic for the pass in the box. The Uruguayan wanted it higher.

11 min Ufff, almost a penalty against Luis Suárez. Free-kick for Barcelona on the edge of the box, left corner.

7 min Strong tackle by Umtiti on Diego Costa in midfield.

5 min Barcelona dominates the game, but Atletico is well organized at the back.

0 min The match has started at the Camp Nou.

Pregame Good day, friends. You can now see the confirmed line-ups for the match.

Barcelona: Marc ter Stegen, Gerard Piqué, Jordi Alba, Samuel Umtiti, Andrés Iniesta, Ivan Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Philippe Coutinho, Sergi Roberto, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez.

Atletico Madrid: J. Oblak, Filipe Luis, D. Godín, Š. Vrsaljko, J. Giménez, Gabi, Saúl, Koke, T. Partey, Diego Costa, Antoine Griezmann.

Referee: Gil Manzano (Extremadura Committee).

Stadium: Camp Nou

Time: 10:15 (Peruvian time).

Barcelona has returned to the training ground to prepare for the crucial match against Atletico Madrid on Sunday after the disappointment last night with the draw against Las Palmas (1-1).

The Barcelona players have completed a recovery session, in which Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez have done extra work in the gym.

Barcelona, still undefeated in the league, has drawn three of their last five league matches, failing to earn six very important points, given that their significant lead over their closest pursuer, Atletico Madrid, has been reduced to just six points. Anything other than a victory on Sunday against the Colchonero rival could raise doubts in a Barza team that has been very comfortable and without problems for almost the entire championship.

For Sunday's clash, the presence of Gerard Piqué is more than likely, as he was rested last night against Las Palmas due to a knee injury, while another defender who will enter the starting eleven against Atletico will be full-back Jordi Alba, after serving a one-match suspension.

This Saturday, Ernesto Valverde's team will return to the training ground for the final session before the important match against Atletico, which comes with twelve matchdays left in LaLiga Santander, with the two teams separated by only five points. EFE