Atlético de Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona: result and report
La Liga · Saturday 12 September 2015
Result
Atlético de Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona
La Liga · Saturday 12 September 2015, 18:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Atlético de Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona: match report
Atlético de Madrid were beaten by FC Barcelona 1-2 in La Liga on Saturday 12 September 2015. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Fernando Torres opened the scoring in the 51st minute. Atlético de Madrid's goal came from Fernando Torres (51'). FC Barcelona scored through Neymar (55') and Lionel Messi (77').
Discipline: Atlético de Madrid received 3 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Atlético de Madrid were 3rd on 6 points from 2 and FC Barcelona 4th on 6 points from 2. Atlético de Madrid went on to finish that season 2nd with 88 points, and FC Barcelona 1st with 88.
Atlético de Madrid lined up in a 4-4-2 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona (8.8), ahead of Neymar (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Atlético de Madrid wins, 4 draws and 6 for FC Barcelona.
Key events
- 18'Yellow card · Óliver Torres
- 43'Yellow card · Filipe Luís
- 44'Yellow card · Andrés Iniesta
- 51'Goal · Fernando Torres
- 55'Goal · Neymar
- 77'Goal · Lionel Messi
- 89'Yellow card · José María Giménez
Head-to-head
Team news
Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-4-2)
Jan Oblak, Diego Godín, Filipe Luís, Juanfran, José María Giménez, Tiago, Koke, Óliver Torres, Gabi, Antoine Griezmann, Fernando Torres
FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)
Marc ter Stegen, Javier Mascherano, Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto, Thomas Vermaelen, Ivan Rakitić, Sergio Busquets, Andrés Iniesta, Luis Suárez, Neymar, Rafinha Alcântara