With a resounding win against Atlético de Madrid (0-3) at home, the FC Barcelona This Sunday they once again occupied second place in the LaLiga standings, leaving behind Girona who suffered a severe setback against Getafe this weekend.
The team led by Xavi Hernández added its seventh consecutive game without knowing defeat this season in the Spanish championship, putting pressure on the tournament point, Real Madrid, who on Saturday won an important victory during their visit to Osasuna (2-4).
Just five days after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Champions League where they will face off against Paris Saint-Germain, the Barça team once again got into the fight for the top of the Spanish championship in the absence of nine dates to go.
At the Civitas Metropolitano FC Barcelona gave a strong demonstration thanks to the goals from the Portuguese Joao Félix (m.38), the Polish Robert Lewandowski (m.47) and the Spanish Fermín López (m.65) to keep the three points that allow them to be eight points behind the merengue team.
In the match, corresponding to matchday 29 of the Spanish championship, the great figure ended up being Robert Lewandowski. The 35-year-old striker who, in addition to shaking the nets, provided assists on the first and third goals for the culé team that reached 19 wins in the tournament.
According to information from Mister Chip, the experienced Polish forward is the player who has participated in the most goals with a total of 20 goals this season in the Spanish championship. He is followed by the Englishman Jude Bellingham from Real Madrid (19) and the Ukrainian Artem Dovbyk from Girona (19).
For its part, Atlético de Madrid practically says goodbye to the fight for LaLiga. The Colchonero team had just sealed its place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, but ended up receiving a cold water bath at home that leaves it in fifth place in the standings.
The team led by Diego Simeone is out of the Champions League positions for next season after Athletic Club moved it from fourth place in the table after its victory against Deportivo Alavés (2-0) on Saturday in San Mamés.
With this defeat, the Madrid team remains with a total of 55 points resulting from a record of 17 wins, four draws and seven losses. The colchoneros are just one point behind the Basque team and 17 points away from first place with nine games still to play.
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