Here is the Twitter reaction as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 in the La Liga.
Barcelona moved an inch closer to the La Liga success with a 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at Nou Camp. It was an even-steven game, but the hosts had enough men up front to cause damage to Diego Simeone’s side. Atletico Madrid could bid adieu to the title as they are eleven points adrift of Ernesto Valverde’s men with eight games to go.
The visitors defended really well and nullified the attack of Barcelona until Diego Costa received a red card for abusing the referee’s mother. Confusion surrounded when he was shown the marching orders, but the Spaniard was proven to be the culprit when the officiate revealed what he said at that time.
Despite going down to ten men, they defended narrowly and shut down Barcelona in the offensive areas of the pitch to give themselves a chance and nick a win. However, their resilience broke when Luis Suarez scored from outside the box to make the crowd go mad in the 85th minute. A minute later, the Blaugrana broke through the counter-attack again and Lionel Messi went past two players to slot it past Jan Oblak and complete a great victory over their title rivals.
They had to work their way out against the stubborn Atletico Madrid defence and bag all three points to put themselves in a fantastic position to lift the trophy for the second time on a trot.
Here is how Twitter reacted on Barcelona’s 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid.
Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi left it late to send Barcelona 1⃣1⃣ points clear in the Liga.#UCL pic.twitter.com/mn9wCH0x0B
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 6, 2019
🏁 There’s the whistle! Barça get late goals from @LuisSuarez9 and Leo #Messi, to sink 10-man Atlético and move to 11 pts clear with seven games to play in @LaLigaEN!
👉 Match Center: https://t.co/Lq8BMkcebM
🔵🔴 #BarçaAtleti pic.twitter.com/XTDkk1j0hi
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 6, 2019
Barcelona 2-0 Atletico FT:
Shots: 21-9
Pass accuracy: 91%-80%
Chances created: 14-7
Possession: 64%-36%Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi goals seal all three points as Barca leave it late against 10-men Atleti. pic.twitter.com/8H1e4doiIh
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 6, 2019
Barcelona 2-0 Atletico FT:
⚽️ 85′: Suarez
⚽️ 87′: MessiBarca leave it late to seal win that sees them go 11 points clear at top of La Liga. pic.twitter.com/QB3VWVlEGd
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) April 6, 2019
2 – Luis Suárez has scored two goals from the outside box in a row for the first time for @FCBarcelona in all competitions. Sniper pic.twitter.com/6hxgYp6PP0
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 6, 2019
📊❗️| FC Barcelona topscorers of all time:
1. LIONEL MESSI 5️⃣9️⃣5️⃣
2. Cesár Rodriguez 2️⃣3️⃣2️⃣
3. László Kubala 1️⃣9️⃣4️⃣
4. Josep Samitier 1️⃣8️⃣4️⃣
5. LUIS SUÁREZ 1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣
6. Josep Escola 1️⃣6️⃣7️⃣ pic.twitter.com/lFjSEaGjPP— Culé Source (@CuleSource) April 6, 2019
Messi is the best player ever…forget all the 1966 onwards Argentines he out classes them all…what a goal #Barcelona
— Sylvia Toboni (@spiggleoni) April 6, 2019
Oblak was unbelievable even though barcelona won 2-0 tonight. I can watch Suarez goal over and over again and i won’t be bored at all. Messi was trying until the end and finally he scored a lovely goal. #BarcaAtleti
— Football world (@Footbal08690581) April 6, 2019
It’s so much fun to be a #Barcelona fan. Enjoyment and Celebrations week in, week out. 🔵🔴
— devsploofeek (@sploofeek) April 6, 2019
