Football

La Liga: Barcelona Go Fourth after Winning Six-goal Thriller against Atletico Madrid

By Aman Shukla

Jordi Alba scored an amazing volley and Dani Alves was sent off as Barcelona delivered a major lift to their hopes of finishing in La Liga’s top four on Sunday by winning a six-goal thriller against Atletico Madrid. A rampant Barca scored four goals in 40 minutes at Camp Nou prior to surviving a late fightback from Atletico after Luis Suarez headed in against his former club and Alves saw red with 20 minutes left. An assertion win returns Xavi Hernandez’s side into the top four for the first time since September, with Atletico now two points behind in fifth.

“The team, the fans, and the club in general needed a win like this,” said Xavi. “It could be a turning point, we can’t hold back now.”

Atletico coach Diego Simeone said: “If we took advantage of our opportunities everyone would be saying how good our counter-attack was. Their effectiveness has prevailed today.”

 

Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]