Barcelona got back from two goals to take an excellent 4-2 victory at La Liga Title Rivals Atletico Madrid.
Match report
Diego Simeone called on his players to channel their anger that was dumped controversially by Real Madrid from Europe when Barcelona landed in the Spanish capital.
On the way to the game, Real Madrid was informed of the top spot again, with their two rivals who are chasing hard for the international break.
On a crazy night in Madrid, however, the draw turned late in favor of Barcelona, and they are now taking the top position again.
The game turned on the one real chance on the first half when the man of the moment Julian Alvarez went home Giuliano Simeone's Pass up close.
On the back of a frustrating week before Simeone, his team showed their steel for the fight, while Sorloth scored the bank for the third consecutive game against Barcelona this season.
Robert Lewandowski, however, quickly dragged Barcelona back inside AA One-target deficiency, and the visitors felt their chance to grab something, while replacement Ferran Torres burst into the box to make a shock level home.
Atletico Madrid threw everything to hold in the final phase, but they were sensationally refused, while the descended long distance from Lamine Yamal flew in the top corner.
Atletico Madrid are gone the next in action in Espanyol in La Liga on March 29 with Barcelona who organizes neighbors Girona the next day in a Catalan derby and the team of Hansi Flick still has a competition.
Both games will serve this season as a warm -up for the last meeting between Simeone and Flick, while the last goes back to Madrid for a Copa del Rey Semi Semi Final Second Been on 2 April.
After the 90 minutes, Sorloth scored in a wild 4-4 first be trotting with both parties that hunt several trophies this season while Real Madrid of Real Sociedad is waiting on the Horizon in the final.
Match -Events
0 'The game is about to start!
2 'Guiliano Simeone gets an early chance, but he fires high over the bar
4 'Highlight of Atletico vs Barcelona
6 'Chance! Yamal Ghosts in the box but curls a shot just wide
14 'Kounde waves a cross in the box and Oblak catches Lewandowski's header
21 'Inigo brings Llorente in the box and the referee says no punishment
22 'Match event for Atletico vs Barcelona
26 'Jules Koundé is shown the yellow card for a bad mistake
29 'Competition event for Atletico vs Barcelona
37 'Reinildo has been booked for an error on Lamine Yamal
44 'Lewandowski shoots a shot from the bar after locking Pedri's Pass
45 'Guilano finds Alvarez who enters close by! Atletico 1-0 Barcelona
49 'Lamine Yamal has his head in his hands while his low shot is just wide
51 'Julian Alvarez has a great angle that is stored by Szczesny
60 'Atletico bring a double change while Gallagher and Sorloth Alvarez & Lino replace it
63 'Highlight of Atletico vs Barcelona
67 'Garcia and Ferran Torres come up to replace Casado and Olmo
70 'goal! Super Sub Sorloth doubles the leadership for the hosts! Atletico 2-0 Barcelona
72 'goal! Lewandowski withdraws one from Inigo's Assist! Atletico 2-1 Barcelona
76 'Yamal has stored a shot of Kounde by the goalkeeper
78 'goal! Replacement Torres equalizes from Raphinha's assist! Atletico 2-2 Barcelona
83 'Sorloth hits a shot wide and he is already offside
88 'competition event for Atletico vs Barcelona
92 'goal! Yamal's shot takes a deflection from Reinildo! Atletico 2-3 Barcelona
98 'goal! Atletico 2-4 Barcelona (Ferran Torres)
Line-ups
Atletico XI: Oblak, Griezmann, Lenglet, De Paul, Mandava, Llorente, Le Normand, Lino, Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone, Barrios
Subs: Witsel, Azpilicueta, Lemar, Sørloth, Musso, Gimenez, Galan, Molina, Gallagher, Riquelme, Antonio Gomis
Barcelona XI: Szczesny, Lewandowski, I. Martinez, Olmo, Raphinha, Kounde, Pedri, Bald, Casado, Yamal, Cubarsi
Subs: Pena, Ferran Torres, Araujo, Eric Garcia, Pau Víctor, Pablo Torre, Gavi, Fermín López, Gerard Martín, Héctor Fort, Diego Kochen
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