Thanks to an impressive catch -up, FC Barcelona is back at the top of the table in La Liga. In the top game at Atlético Madrid, the Catalans won 4: 2 (0: 1) after a 0-2 deficit.
Young star Lamine Yamal (90.+2) and Ferran Torres (90.+8) ensured victory in added time. The team of coach Hansi Flick moved past the archrival Real Madrid (both 60 points) through the success, Atlético (56) is further third. Barca has played one game less than the competitors.
Julian Alvarez (45th) and Alexander Sörloth (70th) met for Atlético, who had failed unhappily in the Champions League round of 16 during the week at the city rival.
Barcelona, quarterfinal opponents of Borussia Dortmund in the premier class, equalized by Robert Lewandowski (72nd) and Torres (78th), then Yamal and Torres again struck. At the beginning of April, Barca had to go back to Atlético in the semi -final second leg of the Spanish cup – the first leg ended 4: 4.
Defending champion Real had initially pushed the top on Saturday thanks to superstar Kylian Mbappé. The French world champion in 2018 scored both goals at 2-1 (2: 1) at FC Villarreal. After an early deficit by Juan Foyth (8th), Mbappé (17th, 23rd) quickly turned the game. At the beginning, coach Carlo Ancelotti protected some of his strained stars, so DFB defense chief Antonio Rüdiger was sitting on the bench until the 62nd minute.