Despite taking an early lead at the Nou Camp on Saturday evening Atletico Madrid eventually surrendered to a 2-1 defeat against Barcelona, finishing the match with just nine players.
Following Koke’s opener in the 10th minute, Barcelona fought back to gain an advantage through goals from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez, before a red card for Filipe Luis ended Atletico’s hopes of a positive result just before half time.
The former Chelsea man was given his marching orders for a dangerous high tackle on Messi, with the Argentine lucky to avoid serious injury…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0bcnkPaFbo&feature=youtu.be
Barca coach Luis Enrique was rightly disgusted by Luis’ challenge – had Messi’s foot been on the ground when the defender connected with his knee, it could have been a lot worse…
