Barcelona go top as Yamal, Torres cap comeback over Atlético

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Lamine Yamal reacts to Barcelona's comeback win vs. Atletico Madrid

Lamine Yamal joins ESPN FC to react to Barcelona's 4-2 win against Atletico Madrid.

Updated: Mar 16, 2025, 08:29 pm

Barcelona's Ferran Torres' scored twice and Lamine Yamal scored the winner to help secure a late 4-2 comeback win at Atlético Madrid in a pulsating LaLiga clash on Sunday that took the Catalans back to the top of the table.

Barça have 60 points and a game in hand after last week's postponement of their home game with Osasuna. They are level on points with Real Madrid, who won 2-1 at Villarreal on Saturday.

Atlético remain third on 56 points from 28 games.

The hosts took the lead on the stroke of halftime through Julian Alvarez after Antoine Griezmann broke quickly and found Giuliano Simeone, who curled a precise pass for the Argentine to score his 11th league goal of the season.

Diego Simeone's side doubled their lead in the 70th minute through substitute Alexander Sorloth's brilliant close-range finish after he was set up by Conor Gallagher.

Lamine Yamal, left, celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid.
Lamine Yamal, left, celebrates after scoring the go-ahead goal for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid.
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However, Barcelona responded almost immediately when Robert Lewandowski got on the end of Inigo Martinez's cross.

Barça pulled level when Torres headed home in the 78th from Raphinha's delightful ball into the box and Yamal added a third in stoppage time before Torres put the icing on the cake for the visitors with his second of the night.

Yamal added a third in stoppage time when his long-range strike found the back of Jan Oblak's net, before Torres put the icing on the cake with his second of the night.

"It was very important to get the three points today," said Yamal. "At the end of the anger, of the impotence of seeing that we weren't comfortable, we showed our best side, we gave the best we had.

"It was clear to me that if I scored it would be in important games. Since the ball was on the other side of the pitch I could see Gallagher was moving away from me and as soon as it came to me I saw the opportunity and I saw the shot."

The teams will meet again in the Copa del Rey semifinals after the first leg ended in a thrilling 4-4 draw, with the return taking place at the Metropolitano on April 2.