Hansi Flick’s Barcelona had to overcome a historic challenge to secure a 4-2 victory over Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid, a side that had previously remained unbeaten against the German

Just days after having their hearts broken in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid absorbed a second gut punch as they were stunned by Barcelona 4-2 at the Metropolitano.

On matchweek 28, Kylian Mbappe's brace led Real Madrid to a gutsy comeback win over Villareal to keep the pace at the top. But the most significant result came a day later, as Barcelona came back from a two goal deficit to defeat title rivals Atlético Madrid.