European round-up: Dembele sends Barca clear at top
Barcelona went three points clear at the top of La Liga after Ousmane Dembele's first-half strike secured a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid.
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Dembele earns Barca La Liga advantage in tense Atletico triumph
MADRID: Ousmane Dembele’s strike sent Barcelona three points clear at the top of La Liga with a tense 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Capitalising on champions Real Madrid’s defeat by Villarreal, Barcelona set out to make a statement victory at the Metropolitano. Shorn of suspended top scorer Robert Lewandowski, Xavi selected Ansu Fati up front in his place, but it was Dembele who made the difference, finishing a slick move in the 22nd minute.
Atletico Madrid 0 Barcelona 1 - Highlights
Ousmane Dembele's strike sent Barcelona three points clear at the top of La Liga with a tense 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Xavi urges Barca to improve finishing as Lewandowski misses Atletico trip
FC Barcelona’s Spanish coach Xavi addresses a press conference on the eve of their Spanish League football match. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)
Lewandowski ban upheld ahead of Barca trip to Atletico
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski's three-match ban was upheld by Spain's sports court on Wednesday and he will miss the visit to Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga.
Barcelona held 1-1 at home by Espanyol after World Cup break
BARCELONA: Barcelona stumbled in their first game since a seven-week World Cup break when they held 1-1 by Espanyol at Camp Nou in a heated Catalan derby that finished with both teams having a player sent off in the final minutes on Saturday.
Barcelona held by Espanyol in feisty affair
Barcelona's lead over Real Madrid atop the LaLiga standings evaporated on Saturday after they were held to a 1-1 home draw by local rivals Espanyol in a bad-tempered clash in which both sides were reduced to 10 men.
Barca drop points in heated Catalan derby
Barcelona stumbled in the Spanish title race with a 1-1 draw against rivals Espanyol in a bad-tempered Catalan derby on Saturday, levelling Real Madrid at the top of La Liga.