Barcelona climbed to fourth place in the La Liga points table with a 4-2 win over Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona reversed Atletico’s early lead at Camp Nou.
Jordi Alba, Gavi, Ronald Araujo and Dani Alves all scored for Barcelona.
Carrasco and Luis Suarez scored for Atletico.
Atletico Madrid took the lead early in the game.
Carrasco scored for Atletico in the eighth minute. But less than two minutes later, Barcelona equalized Atletico’s lead.
Jordi Alba scored in the 10th minute of the first half to put Barcelona back in the game.
Gavi scored the second goal for Barcelona.
Gavi gave Barcelona the lead in the 21st minute by scoring a beautiful goal through a header.
Atletico’s repeated attempts to return to the game were unsuccessful.
As the first half drew to a close, Barcelona added another goal.
Ronald Araujo scored in the 43rd minute to give Barcelona a two-goal lead.
Ferran Torres’ strike hit the post and came back, but Araujo tried on the rebound and found the net.
Barcelona took a 3–1 lead in the first half and added another goal early in the second half.
Dani Alves scored the fourth goal for Barcelona in the 49th minute.
In the 57th minute, Ter Stegen saved Atletico’s shot with a beautiful save.
But on the same occasion, the corner was awarded to Atletico which turned into the goal.
Luis Suarez scored on Jimenez’s headed pass.
Dani Alves was sent off in the 69th minute. He fouled Carrasco near Barcelona’s penalty area.
After winning today’s game, Barcelona has risen to the fourth position in La Liga, trailing Atletico by two points.
Real Madrid tops the table with 50 points from 22 games.
Sevilla, who have played one game more than Real, are second with 47 points, while Real Betis, who have played 22 games, are third in La Liga with 40 points.
