FCBarcelona played against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou last night as they sat in 5th place with Atletico in 4th in the La Liga standings.
La Blaugrana surprised even their own fans with that insanely good performance and thrilling win with 4 goals to 2. Atletico’s aggression and quick counter attacks failed at every step except 2.
Carrasco got the lead for Atletico early on at 8 minutes but that was soon equalised as Dani Alves turned back the clock with a cross to Jordi Alba who finished off with a stunning goal from the edge of the box.
From there on, it was a Barcelona dominated game with Atletico getting in a couple of shots on goal only for them to be saved by the big German, Ter Stegen.
The debutant Adama Traore was absolutely unstoppable yesterday as he passed through the tough Atleti defence and got a cross in for Gavi to head it into the net. He then made way for another fellow debutant in Aubameyang as he was substituted in the middle of the second half.
Barcelona’s Araujo got in on the action after a cross from the corner dropped at his feet and later on in the second half, the experience and wisdom of Dani Alves got him his first goal of his new start at Barcelona under the Xavi era.
Luis Suarez did manage to get in another goal for Atletico, however the score was already 4-2 with Barcelona looking very dominant over all. The morale and hope in the locker room was very high and positive after a thrilling win and a jump to 4th place in the La Liga. Now Barcelona will play Espagnol on Sunday and then start their Europa League Campaign next Wednesday.