Despite Lewandowski's embarrassing penalty Barcelona win the top match against Atlético

Hansi Flick and FC Barcelona remain top of the table in Spain. Two former Bundesliga professionals cause a stir in an early match.

FC Barcelona and coach Hansi Flick have defended their lead at the top of the Primera División table in their top-of-the-table clash with Atlético Madrid despite a woeful penalty miss by Robert Lewandowski. The Spanish champions defeated coach Diego Simeone's side 3:1 (1:1) in an early game on matchday 19 and remain top of the table with 37 points. Atletico are fourth.

Alex Baena gave the visitors the lead in front of 45,205 spectators at the Camp Nou construction site after a counter-attack with his far post (19th minute). The Brazilian Raphina equalized for the dominant Catalans just a little later (26'). Lewandowski then had a great chance to make it 2:1 after a foul on Dani Olmo, but the former Bayern star missed miserably from the penalty spot (37'): His attempt went well over the Atletico goal.

Former Bundesliga player Olmo took center stage after the break. The ex-Leipzig player was responsible for the 2:1 (65'), but injured his shoulder in the process and had to be substituted. Ferran Torres made FC Barcelona's fifth league win in a row perfect in stoppage time (90.+6).

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• Dani Olmo - 2:1 (65.)
• Ferran Torres - 3:1 (90.+6.)

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With a 3-1 home win against Deportivo Alavés, FC Barcelona took the lead in the LaLiga table on the final matchday. Nevertheless, coach Hansi Flick looks anything but happy shortly after the game. After the final whistle, the German remained seated on the Catalans' bench with a sad look on his face and had to be cheered up by Raphinha.

At the press conference before the thriller against Atlético, Flick explained: "I was disappointed after the game against Alavés. Because we lost too many balls - but also because of the bench. We had two red cards. I had to constantly look around and tell the assistant coaches to stay calm."

For this reason, he took his time before going back into the dressing room. "I said to myself: If I go into the dressing room now, I might break something. So it's better to stay outside and get some fresh air. Maybe it was wrong, but I made the decision," said Flick.

On Tuesday, Barcelona will face runners-up Atlético Madrid, who are just three points behind them in the table. You can find out whether Flick will have to keep his bench under control again live on blue Sport from 9pm.

90.+8.
End of 2nd half
90.+6.
Goal for FC Barcelona, 3:1 through Ferran Torres (Alejandro Balde)

Ferran Torres
Striker

Assist: Alejandro Balde
Defender
87.
Substitution in FC Barcelona

Andreas Christensen
Defender
87.
Substitution out FC Barcelona

Lamine Yamal
Midfielder
75.
Substitution in Atlético Madrid

Antoine Griezmann
Striker
75.
Substitution out Atlético Madrid

Koke
Midfielder
74.
Substitution in FC Barcelona
Dro Fernández
Midfielder
74.
Substitution out FC Barcelona

Pedri
Midfielder
74.
Substitution in FC Barcelona

Marc Casadó
Midfielder
74.
Substitution out FC Barcelona

Raphinha
Midfielder
67.
Substitution in FC Barcelona

Ferran Torres
Striker
67.
Substitution out FC Barcelona

Dani Olmo
Midfielder
66.
Substitution in FC Barcelona

Marcus Rashford
Striker
66.
Substitution out FC Barcelona

Robert Lewandowski
Striker
65.
Goal for FC Barcelona, 2:1 through Dani Olmo

Dani Olmo
Midfielder
63.
Substitution in Atlético Madrid

Alexander Sørloth
Striker
63.
Substitution out Atlético Madrid

Giuliano Simeone
Midfielder
62.
Substitution in Atlético Madrid

Thiago Almada
Midfielder
62.
Substitution out Atlético Madrid

Álex Baena
Midfielder
46.
Substitution in Atlético Madrid

Conor Gallagher
Midfielder
46.
Substitution out Atlético Madrid

Nicolás González
Midfielder
46.
Kick-off 2nd half
45.+6.
End of 1st half
45.+2.
Yellow card FC Barcelona
Gerard Martín
41.
Yellow card Atlético Madrid
Álex Baena
36.
FC Barcelona misses penalty

Robert Lewandowski
Striker
26.
Goal for FC Barcelona, 1:1 through Raphinha (Pedri)

Raphinha
Midfielder

Assist: Pedri
Midfielder
19.
Goal for Atlético Madrid, 0:1 through Álex Baena (Nahuel Molina)

Álex Baena
Midfielder

Assist: Nahuel Molina
Defender
14.
Substitution in Atlético Madrid

Koke
Midfielder
14.
Substitution out Atlético Madrid

Johnny Cardoso
Midfielder
1.
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