{"id":236887,"date":"2026-04-04T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/a-rebound-goal-by-lewandowski-takes-barcelona-closer-to-laliga-crown\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:59:00","slug":"a-rebound-goal-by-lewandowski-takes-barcelona-closer-to-laliga-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/04\/a-rebound-goal-by-lewandowski-takes-barcelona-closer-to-laliga-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"A rebound goal by Lewandowski takes Barcelona closer to LaLiga crown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Barcelona <\/a><\/strong>came from behind away from home to beat 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 and take a big step toward winning La Liga after Real Madrid lost at Mallorca on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Robert Lewandowski <\/strong>scored the decider in the 87th minute with his shoulder off the rebound of a save by the Atletico goalkeeper. Barcelona has a seven-point lead over Madrid, which lost 2-1 at Mallorca earlier.<\/p>\n

Atletico, which dropped 19 points off the lead in fourth place, opened the scoring at Metropolitano Stadium through Giuliano Simeone<\/strong> in the 39th. Marcus Rashford<\/strong> equalized in the 42nd, and Atletico went a man down in first-half stoppage time when Nico Gonzlez was sent off<\/strong> for a second yellow card.<\/p>\n

Seven-point lead <\/h2>\n

Lewandowski scored almost by accident <\/strong>when the ball struck his shoulder and went into the net after a save by goalkeeper Juan Muso off a shot by<\/p>\n

The winning goal was almost by accident. Joo Cancelo made a nice run through<\/strong> the left side of the area with a couple of cutback moves to get past defenders but his shot was parried by keeper Juan Muso and rebounded in off Lewandowski’s shoulder. Atletico has lost three in a row in all tournaments and stayed one point behind third-placed Villarreal, which visits Girona on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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