Barcelona came on top as they sealed their first league win over embattling Atletico Madrid since 2019 with a deserved 1-0 triumph.
Ousmane Dembele’s first first strike was enough to edge out a crucial victory in the capital for Barca as Diego Simone’s side poor run of form ensued.
Both sides were more careful in the opening exchanges until the 22 minute when the home side’s resistance empowered.
Pedri scampered his way into the opposition’s box before teeing up Dembele to fire home the opener and the only goal of encounter.
Atletico appeared to be well on track even after conceding with Griezmann denied, but Barcelona’s rearguard thwarted their efforts in every attempt.
Barcelona looked the better side in most part of the game and created decent openings in final stages with Dembele clipping the post with a close range effort.
‘The icing on the cake’ to cap a scrappy game was when Stefan Savic and Ferran Torres were dismissed following their fisticuffs in added time.