Dani Alves: Barcelona star given red card for poor challenge vs Atletico Madrid

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played out a cracker on Sunday afternoon.

Barca went into the game at Camp Nou knowing a win would see them leapfrog their rivals into fourth.

They got off to a poor start, with Yannick Carrasco giving the away side the lead after eight minutes.

But Barca came roaring back and soon took the lead themselves.

Goals from Jordi Alba, Gavi and Ronald Araujo gave Barca a two-goal advantage at half-time.

Barca continued their dominance after the break as Dani Alves extended their lead to three goals four minutes into the second half.

Luis Suarez cut the gap to two goals and then Barca were reduced to 10 men when Alves received his marching orders.

The veteran defender put in a nasty challenge on Carrasco as he scraped his studs down the back of the Belgian’s calf.

Dani Alves straight red