With a 1-0 victory away at Atlético Madrid on Sunday, Barcelona improved their lead atop La Liga to three points with Ousmane Dembélé’s goal in the first half being the difference.
28 – Ousmane Dembélé has been involved in more goals than any other Barcelona player in all competitions with Xavi Hernández as manager (28 – 8 goals and 20 assists). Pillar. pic.twitter.com/3HnlF3uyC6
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 4, 2023
Rivals and second-placed Real Madrid suffered 2-1 defeat at Villarreal on Saturday, giving Barça the chance to seize the advantage in the league after 16 rounds.
The visitors got the only goal of the game after 22 minutes when Dembélé was played clear inside the box and sent the ball into the bottom right corner.
The hosts started to wake up at the end of the half, taking over possession and sending Barcelona into defensive mode.
Two minutes into stoppage time Barça’s Ferran Torres and Atlético’s Stefan Savic were sent off for violent conduct as the visitors held on for the narrow win.
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Meanwhile, third-placed Real Sociedad registered their sixth successive victory in all competitions as they beat Almeria 2-0 away, with David Silva and Alexander Sørloth netting early in the second half.
Elsewhere, Sevilla moved out of the relegation zone with a 2-1 home defeat of Getafe. Marcos Acuña and Rafa Mir put the hosts two goals up before Borja Mayoral pulled one back late on for Getafe.
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