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With three objectives in 20 minutes on Sunday, Real Madrid ensured that Barcelona’s stretch at the highest point of the Spanish group didn’t last more than a couple of hours. (Most recent Sports stories)

Barcelona vanquished Atletico Madrid 2-1 with a late champ by Lionel Messi prior Sunday to move into the lead, however Madrid scored three circumstances in the second half to delete a two-objective deficiency and beat Villarreal 3-2.

“At last we leave away with three focuses against an adversary that can make things troublesome for you,” Madrid mentor Zinedine Zidane said. “We’re glad to gain the win against an awesome side.”

Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata scored for Madrid, who were falling off a misfortune at Valencia.

Zidane’s group equalled Barcelona’s record from as far back as 1944 of 44 straight recreations scoring no less than one objective.

Looking for their first association title since 2012, Madrid still have a diversion close by at Celta Vigo.

A draw or a misfortune by Madrid at Villarreal would have permitted Barcelona to remain best.

The hosts proceeded through Manuel Trigueros in the 50th and Cedric Bakambu in the 56th, however Bale pulled Madrid nearer with a header in the 64th. Ronaldo leveled by changing over a 74th-minute extra shot provoked by a questionable handball by Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano. Substitute Morata got the champ with a firm header from short proximity after an all around put cross by left back Marcelo.

BARCELONA 2, ATLETICO MADRID 1

Messi added to his amazing scoring run this season with a 86th-minute victor at Atletico’s Vicente Calderon Stadium,

It was his 35th objective in 35 amusements, and eleventh in the last 10 group diversions.

His alliance driving twentieth objective likewise secured the Argentina star his 400th triumph since formally appearing with Barcelona in 2004.

The late objective denoted the most recent pass up Messi against Atletico – the group he has scored the most objectives against in his vocation. It was his 27th objective against the Madrid club.

Barcelona have won five of the last six alliance amusements against Atletico, who haven’t beaten their adversary in the last seven recreations at home going back to 2010.

“Sadly we have not been getting great outcomes against them, but rather in all these matches we have played well and demonstrated that we could win,” Atletico mentor Diego Simeone said.

Atletico, who had won four consecutively at home and were unbeaten in eight class matches, dropped nine focuses off the lead.

“We need to remain quiet,” Simeone said. “The objective doesn’t change. We will see where we remain in the last adjusts.”

Barcelona gravely required a persuading triumph to recapture certainty taking after an unremarkable 2-1 win over advanced Leganes – when Messi additionally scored a late victor – and a disheartening 4-0 thrashing to Paris Saint-Germain.

Rafinha put Barcelona ahead after a scramble before Atletico’s objective in the 64th and Godin evened out six minutes after the fact with a header off a corner kick before Messi fixed the triumph from short proximity after his underlying shot was obstructed by a safeguard before the objective.

“We played all around ok to win, however they scored in two shocking plays for us,” Atletico midfielder Gabi Fernandez said. “We know it’s constantly troublesome against Barcelona, and today it wasn’t any extraordinary.”

ESPANYOL 3, OSASUNA 0

Espanyol bounced back from two straight misfortunes with an agreeable home win over battling Osasuna.

Espanyol is ninth, while Osasuna remained last as its winless streak stretched out to 16 recreations. The advanced club’s just triumph so far was at Eibar in October.

ATHLETIC BILBAO 3, GRANADA 1

Athletic Bilbao got its third-straight home win by vanquishing second-to-last Granada.

Athletic is in eighth place, still in dispute for a spot in the Europa League next season.

Granada was attempting to win two association diversions in succession surprisingly this season.

Wearing GIJON 1, CELTA VIGO 1

Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas scored a 75th-minute equalizer at Sporting Gijon, keeping the hosts from getting away from the transfer zone.

The outcome abandoned Sporting two focuses seventeenth set Deportivo La Coruna, which let go mentor Gaizka Garitano on Sunday, a day after a 4-0 misfortune at newcomer Leganes.