Midfielder Fermín López struck in each half as Barcelona overturned an early deficit to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 and restore their three-point La Liga lead.

Published 9 Nov 2026, 10:19 GMT

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Fermín López scored twice as Barcelona came from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 at the Metropolitano Stadium on Sunday, November 8, restoring their three-point lead at the top of La Liga.

Real Madrid had drawn level on 30 points with a 3-0 victory over Valencia on Saturday, but Barcelona responded under head coach Hansi Flick to move to 33 points before the international break. The Catalan club have won 11 of their 12 La Liga games this season, dropping points only in last month's home El Clásico defeat to Real.

Atlético dominated the opening exchanges and nearly scored in the sixth minute when Julián Álvarez broke clear against visiting goalkeeper Joan García, only to take too many touches. Marc Pubill then headed against the crossbar for the hosts before Pedri struck the post at the other end.

The hosts broke the deadlock in the 10th minute when Giuliano Simeone converted a low cross from Álvarez. Play was paused for one minute shortly afterwards as players and supporters paid tribute to Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, who died after suffering a serious injury in a Spanish Second Division match.

Barcelona equalised on the stroke of half-time when Atlético failed to clear their penalty area and López curled his shot into the net. The visitors completed the turnaround in the 66th minute after 19-year-old winger Lamine Yamal threaded a pass through for López to finish past goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

Atlético pressed late on without seriously testing García and remain third in the standings on 28 points, five behind the leaders after their second league loss of the campaign.

Yamal's decisive pass took his season tally to 13 goals and 12 assists in 16 appearances across all competitions, according to Transfermarkt data. Following the game, prediction market Polymarket placed the teenager first in its 2027 Ballon d'Or odds at 25 per cent, ahead of Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé (22 per cent), teammate Raphinha (14 per cent) and reigning 2026 winner Harry Kane (five per cent).

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