Barcelona stretched their lead at the top of LaLiga to five points overnight after a hard-fought 3-1 victory over Atletico Madrid, bringing an abrupt end to Los Rojiblancos' impressive 13-match unbeaten run and adding another victory after seeing off Alaves away from home in their previous fixture.
Softfootball predicted in the pre-match review that this wasn't the kind of match anyone expected to be quiet , and it definitely wasn't. Barcelona were so happy with the result, tagging it a huge win in a post via their official X account.
They posted:
