A deserved win for the hosts who dominated the first half and edged the second. Atleti were just too cagey in the first half and hardly attacked the Barca goal. That Messi freekick deserves to be a winner in any game, so the Atleti fans won't really be complaining. Barca are now eight points clear at the top of the table and I'd be surprised if they lose it from here on.
It was nice bringing the game to you. Until next time, see you when I see you! This is Amit Mishra signing off...
89' Neither team is able to hold on to the ball for more than 10 seconds now. Way too eager. You'd think Barca would do better, but Atleti are trying, and credit to them for that. But they have been let down by some of their forwards.
87' A bit of hit and hope from Atletico. Not going to work with Barca's defence in this kind of form. Lest we forget, they still have to test Ter Stegen.
81' Costa again goes down too easily just when Atleti had a decent chance in the final third. Now or never for Atleti. A draw is the bare minimum they need.
80' Coutinho makes inroads from the left but goes down! No penalty! Seemed like he was on his was down before the challenge. Atleti have lost their composure in the last 10 minutes, though.
79' Saul does well to keep up with Messi and wins the ball in the final third. Atleti are struggling to get hold of the ball here as Barca are in command and are looking for that second goal
76' Half a chance for Gomes as Suarez and Messi combined brilliantly to set him up. His first touch isn't the best but Barca still manage a corner out of it.
71' Barca look disjointed while attacking but again, Griezmann's pass to Correa is overhit. He keeps it in play and Barca still have some defending to do...
It was nice bringing the game to you. Until next time, see you when I see you! This is Amit Mishra signing off...