Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona result - Robert Lewandowski bundles home late on to boost La Liga leaders' title bid

Barcelona opened up a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga as Robert Lewandowski’s late strike ensured they came from behind to beat ten-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 in the Spanish capital.

There were chances at both ends in the opening exchanges as Fermin Lopez had one effort saved and missed another for the visitors, a trick repeated by Antoine Griezmann at the other end.

Lamine Yamal then hit the woodwork after being played in by Dani Olmo and that miss proved costly when Giuliano Simeone handed the hosts the lead before half-time as he ran onto a long ball and clinically converted past Joan Garcia.

The one-goal advantage did not last long though, with Marcus Rashford equalising within minutes as he played a delightful one-two with Olmo before thrashing through Juan Musso.

To make matters worse, Atleti were reduced to ten men deep into first-half injury-time as Nico Gonzalez, booked earlier in the half, received a straight red for a cynical tackle on Yamal that denied a clear goalscoring opportunity. 

The game continued to be fiery after the break, with Gerard Martin getting a reprieve for a nasty tackle on Thiago Almada, as VAR got involved to downgrade his sending off to a yellow.

With the man advantage, Barca started to turn up the heat, only for Juan Musso to make two splendid stops from Ferran Torres.

But they did finally find the second with minutes left when Joao Cancelo’s saved shot rebounded towards Lewandowski, who used his shoulder to bundle home.

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Marvellously, these two teams will meet again in the Champions League quarter-finals, the first leg of which is this Wednesday.

It's live on TNT Sports and HBO Max and if tonight is anything to go by, will be unmissable.

Barcelona now go seven points clear at the top of the table, courtesy of that shock Real Madrid defeat earlier.

Atletico, who have lost three games in a row (across all competitions) for the first time since December 2021, stay fourth, but have an eight-point cushion in the final UEFA Champions League qualification spot

The Atletico manager now gets cautioned after an altercation on the touchline

Taufik, on debut, remember, is booked for a late shove on Pedri

We are into injury time!

This was always going to be tough for them after going down to ten men, but they had largely defended so well, until being hit by that.

Lewandowski might have known a little bit more about it that initially credited, as he does turn his shoulder towards the ball for the rebound, but it is still a huge slice of fortune.

They have done it! Robert Lewandowski is the hero once again, but he knew very little about it. The initial shot by Cancelo was saved by Musso, but rebounded onto the forward's shoulder and bounces into the net!

The forward cuts inside from the right on the edge of the area, but plants his shot into the stands

Wow! Atletico could have hit Barca with a suckerpunch, but Sorloth cannot control a clever flicked ball over the top. If he had, he was through. He had already got past the defender to reach the pass, but Garcia pounces to avert the danger

It's Torres who has the shot again, attempting a clever flick, but the goalkeeper is equal to it

Jimenez makes a stunning tackle as Lewandowski looks set to convert from close range. It turns out it would not have stood anyway, as Kounde was offside when the ball was played through to him prior to the cross, but the defender was not to know that!

And with time perhaps running out, here comes the cavalry for Barcelona.

Lewandowski is on, unsurprisingly so, as is Gavi. Eric Garcia and Rashford are the players withdrawn.

It would be seen as a huge point for them if they do so, and the pressure has been relieved a little bit over the last five minutes - they even got out of their own half, briefly.

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The goalkeeper comes to his side's rescue once more as he makes the save of the night so far, once again denying Torres from point-blank range with a stop that earns fist bumps from his team-mates

Taufik Seidu is on for his La Liga debut. He replaces Lenglet, perhaps as a safety precaution after that yellow card

Torres picks up possession in the area and tries to swing a shot around a defender and in at the far post, but Musso makes a springing save to his left