La Liga: Barcelona Beat Atletico Madrid 2-0, Move 11 Points Clear To Lead Table

Atletico Madrid's strong resilience against Barcelona couldn't hold sway in the last minutes as late strikes from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez sealed the victory for the Nou Camp hosts.
Diego Costa's dismissal in the first half may have paved the way for Barcelona to win. In effect, moved up eleven points clear their closest rivals in La Liga table after 2-0 home win against the visiting side.
A minutes before Messi scored the winning by an individual effort from in the area with a left footed low cut shot, Suarez beat Atletico's goalkeeper Jan Oblak with a 25-yard right footed shot for the opening goal with five minutes remaining.
After the match, Atletico's manager Diego Simeone disputed the referee's decision to send Costa for having to confront saying, "Other players have said things and not been sent off but that does not justify what Costa did."
Barcelona now lead with 73 points and edge closer to defending the League title with a back-to-back win.


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