Barcelona beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 and kept their place at the top of the table, according to The Guardian's match report. The report, written by Sid Lowe at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, said Fermín López scored twice in the win, and its headline described Barcelona as moving clear at the top.
The Guardian said Barcelona had been in a battle, had been behind and had been on edge during the match, but that they "found a way through." The paper said the win held the doubts about the team at bay for another day.
The report placed the result within a difficult fortnight. According to The Guardian, Barcelona had been defeated by Real Madrid and by a side the report spells Pris Saint-Germain during that stretch. The paper said the club might have wondered whether something was not quite right, and that the win came after those defeats.
The Guardian's report described the match as a contest in which Barcelona had to hold on to their position, a point the paper made by pairing the result with the club's place at the top of the table. The report did not describe the league standings beyond that position.
The Guardian's summary does not give the full scoring sequence, the final minutes or comment from either club, so those details are not included here. Because this account relies on a single report from The Guardian, accounts from other outlets were not consulted for this story.
Sources: The Guardian: Barcelona move clear at the top after Fermín López’s double stuns Atlético Madrid.