Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona: Fermin double sees leaders restore three-point cushion

Barcelona came from behind to defeat Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, restoring their three-point lead at the top of LaLiga. Giuliano Simeone opened the scoring for the hosts in the 10th minute, but Fermin Lopez equalized on the stroke of half-time before netting the winner in the 66th minute.

Assisted by Lamine Yamal for his second goal, Lopez's brace pushed Barcelona to 33 points after 12 matches, pulling away from Real Madrid and leaving third-placed Atletico Madrid five points off the summit.