Barcelona faced its first serious resistance of the Liga F season Saturday and answered it with a comeback. Atlético Madrid struck first and later pulled level again in the second half, but Barcelona eventually broke the match open for a 4-2 victory at the Estadi Johan Cruyff and a third win from three league matches.
Atlético stunned the hosts after only eight minutes when Allegra ran onto Fiamma’s through ball and beat Cata Coll one-on-one. Barcelona spent much of the opening half pushing for a response before Caroline Graham Hansen created it, delivering the cross that Vicky López finished in the 25th minute to send the match into halftime level.
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