On Sunday, in the derby of the 16th stage of La Liga, “Barcelona” defeated “Atletico” (1:0) and took advantage of the mistake of “Real”, which lost to “Villarreal” (1:2).

FC Barcelona playersPhoto: Jose Breton/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

Barcelona leads La Liga – 3 points ahead of Real

In the full Wanda Metropolitano team, the team under the leadership of Javi Hernandez won the duel with Atlético by a minimal margin.

Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal of the game in the 22nd minute and also came close to making it 2-0 in the second half when he hit the post.

Madrid missed several great chances to restore parity, including in extra time when Araujo made a superb block from Antoine Griezmann.

Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) and Ferran Torres (FC Barcelona) were sent off in extra time.

Athletic Club Bilbao will close the stage on Monday, which will meet with Osasuna from 22:00.

Results of stage #16

Elche – Celta Vigo 0-1

Valencia – Cadiz 0-1

Villarreal – Real Madrid 2-1

Mallorca – Real Valladolid 1-0

Espanyol – Girona 2-2

Almeria – Real Sociedad 0-2

Rayo Vallecano – Real Betis 1-2

Sevilla – Getafe 2-1

La Liga standings

1. FC Barcelona 41p (16 mJ)

2. Real Madrid 38p (16 mJ)

3. Real Sociedad 32p (16 mJ)

4. Real Betis 28p (16 mJ)

5. Atletico Madrid 27p (16m)

6. Villarreal 27p (16m)