BARCELONA. FC Barcelona tops Atlético Madrid 4-2. FC Barcelona took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

FC Barcelona remained with 10 players after D. Alves received a red card in the 69′. Nevertheless, FC Barcelona still managed to win this match playing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the collaboration of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a superior ball possession 57% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more pushing with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Atlético Madrid shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (J. Alba, F. de Jong and Xavi). Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (D. Wass and H. Herrera).

(FC Barcelona) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (69′).

Standings

After playing this match, FC Barcelona will have 38 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will stay with 36 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Espanyol on the 13th of February with a 25-3 head to head record in favor of FC Barcelona (9 draws).

Atlético Madrid will host Getafe on the 12th of February with a 23-4 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (6.4), Dani Alves (6.9), Ronald Araújo (7.2), Gerard Piqué (7.3), Jordi Alba (7.4), Pedri (6.5), Sergio Busquets (6.7), Frenkie de Jong (6.4), Adama Traoré (7.3), Ferran Torres (7.2) and Gavi (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Neto, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.7), Ousmane Dembélé, Sergiño Dest (6.8), Ferran Jutglà, Arnau Tenas, Luuk de Jong, Óscar Mingueza, Martin Braithwaite, Riqui Puig, Nicolás González (6.4) and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: A. Traore for P. Aubameyang (61′), Pedri for Nico (66′) and Gavi for S. Dest (71′).

Best player: Jordi Alba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Jordi Alba.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 71 passes (87% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 4 crosses.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Also Atlético Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (5.2), Šime Vrsaljko (6.0), Stefan Savić (6.1), José María Giménez (7.2), Mario Hermoso (5.8), Rodrigo de Paul (7.4), Koke (6.9), Thomas Lemar (6.9), Yannick Carrasco (7.2), Luis Suárez (8.0) and João Félix (6.5).

These were the players on the bench: Felipe, Héctor Herrera (6.8), Matheus Cunha (6.5), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (6.6), Ángel Correa (6.6), Benjamin Lecomte, Renan Lodi and Daniel Wass (6.8).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: S. Vrsaljko for D. Wass (46′), M. Hermoso for M. Cunha (55′), T. Lemar for R. Mandava (55′), Joao Felix for A. Correa (56′) and Koke for H. Herrera (76′).

Best player: Luis Suárez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Luis Suárez.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 22 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• FC Barcelona – Atlético Madrid – 4-2
• Real Betis – Villarreal – 0-2
• Real Madrid – Granada – 1-0
• Valencia – Real Sociedad – 0-0