Barca didn't play dominance without Messi! Win Atletico in the top four of La Liga! Even compete with Real Madrid for the title!

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On February 7, La Liga ended a focus battle. The post-Messi era of Barca against defending La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. While these are two great giants, both of which became the first clubs to join the European Premier League (Atletico quit and Barca remain the founding club), they are not in the right situation this season. Barca entered the reconstruction because of Messi's departure, which was considered to be empty. Atletico Madrid are the defending champions of La Liga, but because of the transformation, defensive setbacks, and even face the dilemma of not being able to qualify for next season's Champions League.

But the result was one-sided, Barca could play dominance without Messi, they came up to occupy the advantage of possession, up to 3 goals ahead, and finally won 4-2 at Atletico, and with direct dialogue and point advantage, they overtook Atletico and entered the top four of La Liga! On the same day, Real Madrid beat Granada 1-0, and the gap between Barca in La Liga and Real Madrid at the top of La Liga was 15 points, but there were still 16 rounds left in the game. Chasing 15 points in 16 rounds is really difficult, but combined with the dominance of Barca's kicks, they are even discussed to be able to compete with Real Madrid for the title!

Barca's dominance was on display from the start, and they came up to suppress Atletico. Although they were quickly counter-attacked by Atletico, within a minute, Barca equalized with two veteran Alves accurate passes to Alba to play a perfect arc, and then in the first three minutes of the second half, Barca had an absolute lead, and Atletico played as easily as Barca at the peak of their time.

In the process, the new signings were pleasantly surprised, and the starting Traore showed his strength to surpass Messi in the past few years. Messi excels by relying on the first-ever skills and basic skills, and Traore relies on confrontation and speed. In La Liga, which pays attention to ball possession, the defensive habits are as strong as Atletico, and no one can match Traore. Coupled with the tactics designed by Harvey to effectively open up space for him to head off, Traore simply kicked the feeling of being alone on the field.

Although Traore did not score, he was largely involved in most of Barca's attacks in front. Traore's strength in the front court has made atletico's defense so strong that it is impossible to lose one or the other, and even the bag clip cannot be determined. Alves assisted Alba's goal, which was the opportunity for a successful steal inside Traore's penalty area. Traore passed the ball in the penalty area, Barca wrapped up the first three points in the penalty area, and Garvey scored. The third goal was related to Alves, who passed the ball into the box, Barca attacked and Araujo made up for it. Barca scored fourth, Alves.

However, Alves was sent off for excessive action after atletico offside. With a one-man lead, Barca gave up the attack and played conservatively, the scene was not as good as the first half, but the tactics were still in place. Atletico's attack picked up after not being pressed, and Suarez scored, which he did not celebrate, and thanked the fans.

In this game, several new signings gradually appeared, Traore, Torres and Aubameyang. Because of the formation and tactics, Torres and Aubameyang did not show their strength much, and Traore was so fierce that Barca supporters exclaimed: Who wants Dembele! Even when Traore and Alves took the lead in suppressing Atletico, Barca supporters wanted to play Bayern! Of course, playing Bayern is a joke, but chasing Real Madrid can really be discussed. Whether or not Barca will eventually be able to contend for the title, they can complete the reconstruction of messi's era ahead of schedule this season as long as they maintain this intensity.