A wonderful strike from Adriano, a calm finish from Busquets and a brace by Lionel Messi was enough to see off the threat of Falcao’s Atletico Madrid.
A table topping Barcelona played hosts to 2nd placed Atletico Madrid side for their La Liga clash on Sunday.
Before the game, Barcelona were well in command of the La Liga title race with a decent 6 point lead over nearest chasers Atletico Madrid.
The Catalans also held a 11 point advantage over arch rivals Real Madrid before the game.
The fixture at Camp Nou was promised a lot of action and was the most highly anticipated match of the weekend.
The Catalans lived up to the big occasion and showcased their class by a thumping 4-1 victory over fellow title contenders.
Falcao opened the scoring for the visitors with a great solo run and a beautiful finish, after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Costa-c11116 had robbed Lionel Messi of the ball in his own half.
The Catalans equalised through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Adriano-c3773 who might have scored the goal of his life. The Brazilian committed two defenders on to him and after beating them for pace, nestled in a magnificent strike from the edge of the area.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048 then showed great composure to slot home from close range, as he faked a defender before burying his strike in to the top corner of the Rojiblancos goal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 then went on to score a typical goal after going past several defenders and finding the bottom corner of the goal with amazing perfection.
Messi then added Barcelona’s 4th goal and put the tie to bed when he was gifted in a great opportunity. Some sloppy defence by the visitors saw a mix up between two players and the Argentine was presented with an opportunity that was irresistible to turn down.
Messi got his 89th and 90th goal of the calendar year and has further increased his goal scoring tally after surpassing Gerd Muller’s record tally of 85 goals in the 1972 season.
Barcelona have now gone on to be 9 points clear of their closest chasers Atletico Madrid, where as Real Madrid have further dropped points and are now 13 points behind http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
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