Barca's home match against Atletico Madrid was also the debut of the two teams in the Year of the Tiger, and Barca, who finally sat at the Camp Nou Stadium, beat Atletico 4-2 and overtook the Sheets Army in the standings to reach the top four.
Barca blossomed a bit, with Alba, Garvey, Araujo and Alves scoring one goal each, Alves scoring his debut goal back to Barca, new signing Adama Traore providing assists and another new signing, Aubameyang, making his La Liga debut.
Real Madrid played at home against the Pomegranates in Granada, and in the absence of both Benzema and Venetius, Asensio won with a long-range shot to defeat the Pomegranates 1-0, leading Sevilla by six points to consolidate the top of the table.
The other two focus battles, Valencia home to Real Sociedad 0-0 draw, Real Betis home 0-2 defeat to Villarreal, in the standings, one less game Barca is only two points away from third-placed Betis, the final match of this round will be played in the early morning of Tuesday, Athletic Bilbao home to Espanyol.
Valencia 0-0 Real Sociedad
Portu's goal was blown away by both teams without a goal as Valencia drew with Real Sociedad
The Mestalla Stadium ushered in a strong matchup, the Bat Legion Valencia home to real sociedad, and finally after 90 minutes of fighting, neither team converted the opportunity into a score, the 0-0 score remained until the final whistle, and Porto's goal was blown to no avail.
In the first half, there were few opportunities for both teams, and in the 21st minute Real Sociedad set-piece was hoisted into the box and Lenolmont's header was saved by the goalkeeper.
Yi Bian fought again, and In the 58th minute, Potu scored a goal because the assisted Solelot offside was ruled invalid. Brian Hill, who had just joined Valencia on loan in the 65th minute, sent a straight ball, Maxi Gomez's one-handed shot was deflected by Remiro, and in the 83rd minute Brian Hill's shot was saved by Remiro.
In the end, neither team scored, and Valencia drew 0-0 at home to Real Sociedad.
Barcelona 4-2 Atletico Madrid
Alba's fairy ball Alves scored Barca beat Atletico to reach the top four
A focus battle was held at the Camp Nou stadium, barca hosted Atletico, carrasco scored the first goal for Atletico in the first half, then Alba scored the fairy ball, Adama Traore assisted Garvey's goal, Araujo also scored a goal, in the second half Alves scored the first goal back to Barca, Suarez broke through the old main city gate to recover a point for Atletico, the goal hero Alves was sent off by a red card, and finally Barca beat Atletico 4-2 to surpass the opponent to reach the top four of the table.
In this game, Barca sent two new signings in the winter window, Adama Traore and Ferran Torres, and Adama made his debut after returning to Barca, with atletico, two new signings Vas and Rainierdo sitting on the bench at the beginning.
In the opening 7th minute, Cork directly attacked the ball, Suarez crossed the assist Carrasco pushed the goal, Atletico Madrid led Barca 1-0.
In the 9th minute, Barca quickly equalized, Alves picked out the back point, Alba volleyed into the fairy ball straight into the dead corner of the goal, Oblak had no way, the score became 1-1.
In the 20th minute, Adama broke through on the right and crossed, Garvey's header refracted into the net, and Barca won 2-1. In the 42nd minute, Alves' free-kick came into the box and after a melee Araujo whipped a shot into the net to give Barca a 3-1 lead over Atletico in the first half.
In the 48th minute, Garvey played a coordinated cross with De Jong on the left side, Pedri made a false shot at the front point, and Alves scored the first goal since returning to Barca, which led Atletico 4-1.
In the 57th minute, De Paul drove a corner kick from the right, Gimenez's header crossed, and Suarez's header in front of the goal was met to break through the old club's city gate and pull back a point for Atletico.
In the 60th minute Aubameyang came off the bench to replace Adama to make his La Liga debut, and in the 68th minute Alves stomped foul, the referee sent Alves off after the VAR replay, and Barca played alone.
In the end, Barca defeated Atletico 4-2 at home and won a strong matchup.
Real Betis 0-2 Villarreal
Paul torres Capué breaks the scoring Submarines away to beat Betis
This round has another strong dialogue, Real Betis hosts Villarreal, in the first half Paul Torres scored the first goal for the submarine, in the second half Capué scored the world wave, and finally Villarreal won 2-0 away to Betis, temporarily to the sixth position in the table, Betis led Barca by 2 points in the case of more games, and the first three positions were urgent.
Shortly after the start of the first half, Fekir's long-range shot from outside the box was saved by goalkeeper Lully, and in the 40th minute Moreno drove a set-piece and Paul Torres' header from inside the box broke through the Betis goal, giving Villarreal a 1-0 lead over Betis in the first half.
Villarreal scored another goal in the 49th minute, but was invalidated for offside, and in the 82nd minute Capuère fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, the ball hanging straight into the dead corner of the goal, Villarreal led Betis 2-0.
In the end, Villarreal beat Betis 2-0 away.
Real Madrid 1-0 Granada
Asensio scored to win The Real Madrid Pomegranate Legion consolidated the top spot
Real Madrid host the Pomegranate Legion Granada, this time Benzema and Vinicius absent, and finally with Asensio's 73rd minute long-range shot, Real Madrid defeated the Pomegranate Legion 1-0, temporarily overpowering Sevilla by 6 points and consolidating the top of the table.
Benzema and Vinicius were absent in this game, and Real Madrid's starting attacking combination was Isco, Asensio and Rodrigo.
In the 4th minute of the first half, Puertas's shot from inside the box was saved by Courtois, in the 13th minute Isco passed the ball, Asensio pushed the ball out, and in the 30th minute, the break from the box hit his own goal frame and popped up, and both teams did not succeed in the first half, entering the second half 0-0.
In the 61st minute, Isco's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and in the 73rd minute, Asensio's shot from outside the box bounced into the goal, giving Real Madrid a 1-0 lead over Granada.
In the end, the whole game ended, Real Madrid beat the Pomegranate Army 1-0 at home, 6 points ahead of the second-placed Sevilla, and continued to be at the top of the table.