Finally a reference victory for the FC Barcelona of Xavi Hernandez. After a sluggish victory at Alavés on the last day (1-0), Barça received Atlético de Madrid and had the opportunity to pass their evening opponent if successful. With his new recruits present in the group and Traoré directly established, the blaugranas were surprised from the start by a great achievement from Carrasco (1-0, 8th). But a few seconds later, Jordi Alba received the ball near the surface and released a heavy volley to the right of the goal (1-0, 10th). A stunning start to the match since after a good acceleration from Traoré, the former Wolves striker found Gavi who, with a good header, allowed Barça to go back in front (2-1, 21st). Before the break, Pique found Oblak’s crossbar on a free kick from Alves and behind, Araujo could resume to make the break (3-1, 43rd).
In good shape and particularly applied during this first period, the Catalan club was going to take off thanks to a good recovery from Alves (4-1, 49th) to blow up Camp Nou, which had never experienced an evening like this. it’s been a long time… but of course, not everything was perfect for the people of Barcelona. As often, Barça got scared at the end of the game with the reduction of the score thanks to a header from Suarez (4-2, 58th). The end of the match was then packed with the expulsion of Alves (69th), but this time, Barcelona held on and offered their first great success of the season. A more than important victory that allows Xavi Hernandez’s men to climb to fourth place and return to the Champions League race, before the Catalonia derby on the next day. Fifth, the Colchoneros will have to get up against Getafe.
