Atlético Madrid slip to defeat after taking the lead, says AS

Atlético Madrid lost after having gone ahead on the scoreboard, Spanish outlet AS reported in its player ratings, describing the team as fading from better to worse and finishing without any imagination.

AS said Julián Álvarez had two very clear chances that he failed to convert, and that he was a prey to self-doubt. The report also noted that Barrios was not enough.

According to the same report, Oblak saw Barcelona hover around him in the first half without testing the goal, before Fermín's unstoppable strike and a Pedri effort that hit the crossbar. In the second half, AS said, there were more long-range shots he could save, but Fermín again cut through the defense and scored one-on-one.