We have been seeing improvements in Barcelona for a few weeks. I do not expect them to beat Atletico Madrid so easily, but they were very good and did not play a great match. An important moment in the match was when Xavi was suspended due to his objections. This was an important moment.
Even if Barcelona was ahead, the players could have been affected by this situation, but that was not the case at all, on the contrary, they scored two more goals and Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 today. Barcelona's young players show a lot of promise: Yamal and Pau Cubarsi
Barcelona without doubt have really improved on their recent games both in the Spanish La Liga and in the UEFA Champions League competition. Last week, they eliminated reigning Italian Napoli from the UEFA Champions League competition and i think it was the result of that match that really gave them the belief that they can beat Atletico Madrid today in the league. Atletico Madrid who also was able to eliminate Italian league leaders Inter Milan have been impressive this season but whenever they're playing at home, their chances of winning is always high and that's why I expected them to get a good result against Barcelona today but to my surprise, the Catalan club was in their best form which was why they were able to thrash their hosts today.
Barcelona with that result have now moved to the second position of the league table and are now eight points behind Spanish La Liga leaders Real Madrid. I don't think the result is going to send any form panic in the Real Madrid camp because considering the performances of Real Madrid this season, they're sure not going to lose the title to any other club