FC Barcelona maintained their 11-point lead at the top of the table with a 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid in matchday 30 of La Liga.

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Barcelona – Atletico Madrid 1-0, 30th stage of La Liga

Atletico Madrid could have opened the scoring in the first minute, when Griezmann hit the crossbar with a shot from the penalty area.

The Catalans scored just before the break thanks to Ferran Torres, who scored a great shot from 16 meters in the 44th minute.

Despite Xavi’s men having the better of the ball, the game was balanced in terms of scoring chances and Diego Simeone’s men missed several opportunities to score.

With just eight rounds of La Liga remaining, FC Barcelona maintain an 11-point lead over Real Madrid, while Atlético are closing in on the podium.

The results of the stage of La Liga

Espanyol – Cadiz 0-0

Osasuna – Betis 3-2

Almeria – Athletic Bilbao 1-2

Real Sociedad – Rayo Vallecano 2-1

Valladolid – Girona 1-0

Real Madrid – Celta Vigo 2-0

Elche – Valencia 0-2

Barcelona – Atletico Madrid 1-0

Mallorca – Getafe / Sunday

Sevilla – Villarreal / Sunday

La Liga standings

1. Barcelona – 76 p

2. Real Madrid – 65 p

3. Atlético – 60 p

4. Real Sociedad – 54 p

5. Betis – 48 p