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La Liga: Barca Take Big Step Towards Title With Atletico Win
La Liga: FC Barcelona took a massive step towards winning this season's La Liga title with a 2-1 win away to Atletico Madrid, while Real Madrid lost to Mallorca with the same score.
The result gives Barcelona a seven-point lead at the top of La Liga with eight matches left. Robert Lewandowski scored the decisive goal in the 87th minute after a brilliant action from Joao Cancelo, who turned the defense inside out before hitting a shot from close range that Atletico goalkeeper Juan Musso could only parry, while it rebounded in off Lewandowski's shoulder, reports Xinhua.
An entertaining first half sprang to life in the 39th minute when Giuliano Simeone put Atletico ahead with an assured finish after running onto a long ball from former FC Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet to beat goalkeeper Joan Garcia.
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