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Atletico Madrid continued its excellent performance and secured the top position in the Spanish football league La Liga by defeating Barcelona 2-1. Super sub Alexander Sorloth scored the decisive goal for Atletico in second-half injury time.
This ensured that Atlético Madrid will remain on top of the Red Liga points table during the winter break. It was Atlético Madrid’s 12th consecutive win in all competitions. Due to which he is three points ahead of Barcelona. Barcelona have won only two of their last nine matches. Barcelona dominated in the beginning of the match and Pedri gave them the lead with a goal in the 30th minute. Rodrigo De Paul took advantage of Barcelona’s defensive mistake early in the second half to give Atlético an equaliser. In another match, Athletic Bilbao came back from behind to beat Osasuna 2–1 and extended their unbeaten streak to 14 matches. They are now just five points behind Atletico, having moved up to fifth in the table after Mallorca beat Getafe 1-0 in the second match.