Barcelona go three points clear as Ousmane Dembele strike downs Atletico Madrid

Both Barca and Atletico had a man sent off in the closing stages.

BACK AT IT: Barcelona’s Ousmane Dembele (third from left) celebrates with teammates after scoring the against Atletico Madrid (Manu Fernandez/AP).

Barcelona went three points clear at the top of LaLiga after Ousmane Dembele’s first-half strike secured a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid.

Dembele slotted past Jan Oblak in the 22nd minute as Xavi’s men – missing the suspended Robert Lewandowski – took advantage of second-placed Real Madrid’s loss to Villarreal the previous day.