Spanish League: Barcelona beat Atletico even in the absence of Lewandowski
Madrid. Playing without their star player Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona beat Atlético 1. 0 to take a three-point lead over Real Madrid. Villarreal beat Madrid on Saturday by 2. beat by 1. Atlético slipped to fifth place after this defeat. Ousmane Dembele scored for Barcelona in the first half. Barcelona went into the match without top-scorer Lewandowski (13 goals) as the Poland striker was handed a three-match suspension ahead of the World Cup break.
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Now Barcelona will go to Saudi Arabia to play Spanish Super Cup. They will face Copa del Rey champions Betis in the semi-finals on Thursday, while Madrid and Valencia will meet in the other semi-final. In another match, Real Sociedad beat Almeria while Betis beat Rayo Vallecano 2. Beaten by 1. Sevilla beat Getafe 2. beat by 1.