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Fermín López double gives Barcelona win at Atlético Madrid

Barcelona came from behind to win 2-1 at the Metropolitano, moving clear at the top of La Liga, three points ahead of Real Madrid.

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A Barcelona player in a turquoise kit celebrating with arms outstretched during a match
A Barcelona player in a turquoise kit celebrating with arms outstretched during a match · Photo: Tuttosport

Barcelona came from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Sunday and moved clear at the top of La Liga. Giuliano Simeone gave the hosts the lead in the 10th minute.

Fermín López equalised in the 45th minute and struck again in the 66th to put Barcelona in front. According to AS, Lamine Yamal provided the assist for the second goal.

Barcelona have 33 points from 12 games, five more than Atlético, who are third on 28. Tuttosport reports that Barcelona are three points clear of Real Madrid.

FootVal's valuation of López is €118m, against his market value of €110m on Transfermarkt. He has five goals and five assists in 10 appearances this season, and his contract runs until June 2031.

Sources

This article is based on reports by:

  • The Athletic — Atletico Madrid 1 Barcelona 2: Fermin Lopez's double seals key comeback victory
  • kicker — Gedankenschnell und mit etwas Glück: Fermin trifft zum 1:1
  • AS — Esto de Lamine es un caramelo: el toque del ‘10′ del Barça para silenciar al Metropolitano
  • ESPN — López double leads Barcelona past Atleti to go clear atop LaLiga
  • TRT Spor — Fermin Lopez attı Barcelona kazandı
  • Mundo Deportivo — Un incasable Fermín caza el 1-1 con un zurdazo
  • Tuttosport — Fermin fa doppietta al Metropolitano: il Barcellona risponde al Real e torna in testa, Atletico ko
  • Habertürk — Barça, Atl. Madrid'i Fermin'le geçti!
  • Foot Mercato — Barça : la réaction du héros Fermin Lopez
  • TuttoMercatoWeb — LaLiga, Fermin Lopez ribalta l'Atletico Madrid: 2-1 Barcellona, Flick vola a +3
  • BBC Sport — Barcelona fight back to beat Atleti as Fermin scores twice
  • L'Équipe — Le FC Barcelone remporte le choc de Liga contre l'Atlético de Madrid grâce à un doublé de Fermin Lopez
  • The Guardian — Barcelona move clear at the top after Fermín López’s double stuns Atlético Madrid
  • A Spor — Barcelona'dan Atletico Madrid deplasmanında kritik zafer! Fermin Lopez yıldızlaştı

Written by the Golviva newsroom from the reports below, with figures from Golviva’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report