Defeat Atletico At Big Match LaLiga, Barcelona Kukuh At The Top Of The Standings

JAKARTA - Real Madrid are increasingly under pressure after Barcelona managed to strengthen their position at the top of the Spanish LaLiga standings. In the big match at Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, Wednesday, December 3, 2025 in the morning WIB, Barca successfully beat Atletico Madrid 3-1.

Barca conceded the goal first. However, Pau Cubani et al did not take long to fix the defense sector and Barca did not need to concede again throughout the match.

Not only that, they also didn't take long to get up despite facing one of the toughest opponents in domestic competitions.

Despite being colored by the failure of striker Robert Lewandowski to execute a penalty, Barca remained solid and focused on winning the match.

The result made Barca, who are getting stronger at the top, able to widen the distance between points with Madrid. Now, the Blaugrana have pocketed 37 points and are already four points ahead with Madrid, who are in second place. Whatever the result of Madrid's match against Athletic Bilbao, Barca remains safe to occupy the throne of the standings.

On the other hand, Atletico had to swallow disappointment for failing to replace Villarreal, who is in third place. The defeat at home to Barca made Los Rojiblancos remain in fourth place with 31.

They are only one point adrift of Villarreal who did not play LaLiga matches in the middle of this week due to appearing in the Copa del Rey.

Coach Hansi Flick showed Barca's satisfaction was able to consistently rise to turn things around who ended up winning the game.

After beating Chelsea 3-0 in the Champions League and then beating Deportivo Alaves 3-1 in domestic competitions, Barca again won three points so that they were able to secure the throne of the standings.

"Is this a turning point for the team? We'll see," Flick was quoted as saying by the france24 in response to the team's victory.

"What is clear is that this is one of our best matches. I really appreciate what I witnessed during the 90 minutes of the match," said Flick.

This result shows we have stepped forward. We were able to show our best performance. This match is very good," said the former German national team coach.

The match was originally expected to be fierce. Moreover, Atletico was able to play offensive football very well.

Diego Simeone's team put pressure on the hosts who returned to play at home to pride. Barca is indeed having a bit of trouble after losing defender Ronald Araujo who is reportedly recovering from mental stress.

Atletico also managed to take the lead when Alex Baena beat goalkeeper Joan Garcia in the 19th minute. However, he did not immediately celebrate the goal because the referee's assistant had raised the offside flag.

However, after the referee reviewed the incident via VAR, Baena was declared onside because she was in a position equal to Cubarsi when scoring a goal. Atletico also won 1-0.

However, Barca did not take long to equalize. They responded quickly and managed to break into the visitors' goal in the 26th minute. A goal was created by Raphinha who received the ball from Pedri and had time to outwit goalkeeper Jan Oblak before signing the empty net.

The score changed 1-1 and Barca then took control of the game. Even Barca had the chance to add more goals when they were awarded a penalty following Pablo Barrios' drop by Dani Olmo in the 36th minute. It's just that Lewandowski's execution failed. His shot soared over the crossbar.

Lewandowski also almost broke into his mistake when he met Lamine Yamal's cross. It's just that his header was brilliantly secured by Oblak. The draw lasted until the first half was over.

In the second half, the match continued fiercely. Barca and Atletico, who both played openly, attacked each other's defense.

After many failures, Barca finally managed to take the lead when Olmo, who scored a brace against Alaves, broke the deadlock. Olmo's goal which changed the score to 2-1 was created in the 65th minute.

This advantage has made Barca even more confident. They ended the match with one more goal from Ferran Torres who completed Alejandro Balde's assist in injury time. Score 3-1 for Barca when the game was over.