FC Barcelona continues its success in the Spanish championship without Lionel Messi. But Atletico Madrid continues to reign supreme after a clear victory.
FC Barcelona has continued its success in La Liga. The team led by the German national goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen won 2-0 (1-0) in the penultimate league match for Elche and celebrated the fourth consecutive league victory. (La Liga: schedule and results)
Frenkie de Jong (39th) and Riqui Puig (89th), who had just been substituted, scored the goals and made Barca third with 37 points, only three points behind the archrival Real Madrid.
Messi is missing due to dismissal at the Supercup
Superstar Lionel Messi was banned from the Spanish Supercup against Athletic Bilbao (2-3) after his red card.
The royals won 4:1 (3:0) at Deportivo Alaves on Saturday with Toni Kroos. Real coach Zinedine Zidane was missing the record champion there due to a corona infection, the French was represented by assistant David Bettoni.
Atletico continues confidently in the front!
Atletico Madrid is undisputed at the top of the league. Coach Diego Simeone’s team won 3-1 (1-1) against Valencia FC in the evening and is now seven and ten points ahead of Real and Barcelona respectively.
Joao Felix (23rd), Luis Suarez (54th), who celebrated his 34th birthday on Sunday, and Angel Correa (72nd) scored for Atletico, who also played one game less than the chasers.