FC Barcelona succeeds in a crazy comeback in the away game at Atlético Madrid. The team of coach Hansi Flick is celebrated by the international press.
FC Barcelona recaptured the lead in Laliga on Sunday evening – and how! The team of coach Hansi Flick was 0-2 behind until the 72nd minute. The Catalans then turned the game and scored four goals in the final phase.
After the goals of Robert Lewandowski (72nd) and Ferran Torres (78th), Wunderkind Lamine Yamal took the lead in added time (90.+2). Torres’ second goal of the evening then marked the final score (90.+8). The 4: 2 was also the seventh win in Laliga in a row. With one game less, Barcelona is now tied in front of Real Madrid at the top of the table.
FC Barcelona turns the top game at Atlético Madrid after a 0-2 deficit
SPORT1 summarizes the international presses to the madman:
Spain
Mundo Deportivo: The incredible comeback from Barca in the Metropolitano! After boring 70 minutes, which were punished with a 0-2 deficit, Flick made the right changes, the team attracted their pride and was able to take the lead through goals from Lewandowski, Lamine and Ferran (2) and to keep Atlético at a distance despite the better goal difference.
Marca: Ferran rummages wounds in Atléticos. Ferran Torres is substituted and leads Barca in a final phase that smells like championship from two to four goals. Because Barca is also worth seeing if they are not worth seeing. It was not an easy stay for the blue granas in a metropolitano that looked like a body feast and it also became, but an atlético seemed to be healthy, even if you thought it was dead. While the physical wound is obvious, in this case primarily because of the grueling game plan, the painful wound is the emotional. That of the anger, anger and injustice, on which Simeone alluded in advance. Sometimes the worst things go wrong: the shot from Lamine, who brought Barca in the lead, was deflected unsustainably after a touch with Reinildo.
Sport: Flicks Barca victory worsens Atlético’s historic shape curve. A team has never returned to Cholo after a 0-2 deficit and it is the first time since 2007 that the red-whites lose such a game. Hansi Flicks Barca had to break through the wall of history to beat Cholo Simeones Atlético Madrid, which had previously proven to be unbeatable for the German coach. The blue grana came to the metropolitano after the painful defeat in Laliga at the end of 2024, which also took place at the last minute and meant the loss of the top of the table.
England
Goal: Lamine Yamal, what a moment! The miracle boy celebrates an epic comeback and the fantastic Ferran Torres ensures the lead in Laliga, while Diego Simeone and Co. have to suffer even more. Hansi Flick’s team caught up in a 0-2 deficit in the last 20 minutes and secured an important victory against the Rojiblancos in the Metropolitano. FC Barcelona consolidated the lead in the Spanish league on Sunday with a 4-2 away win against the title rival Atlético Madrid.
Italy
Gazzetta Dello Sport: Atlético Madrid, A day to forget: 2-0 lead against Barca in the 70th minute, then four goals. Álvarez and Sorloth ensure the illusion. Lewandowski scored the 1-2, Ferran Torres equalized, and in the 92nd minute Yamal managed the 3: 2 through an unfortunate and decisive distraction of the ball through Reinildo. In the 98th minute, Ferran Torres sealed the result again.