Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in LaLiga. Barcelona moved three points clear at the top of the table while Atletico Madrid remained third, five points behind the leaders.
Lopez scores twice
Atletico Madrid took a 10th-minute lead through Giuliano Simeone. Fermin Lopez equalised in the 45th minute and scored again with 66 minutes on the clock.
Cerezo on the Julian Alvarez matter
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo said: “With Barcelona, the Julian Alvarez matter was resolved at the time. We said what we had to say, and that was the end of it.”
Turning to the fans' stance towards Julian, Cerezo said: “The fan base is the one who decides, and if they have something to say, they will say it. But I believe the matter has been completely settled as far as we are concerned.”
Asked whether the best apology to Julian was a goal, Cerezo said: “Not one goal, but two (against Barcelona)”
Cerezo on club relations
On the relationship with Barcelona, Cerezo said: “Our relationship is good with all football clubs in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth regional divisions.”
Cerezo on the title race
Cerezo said: “My feelings are good today, but today's match is difficult. As always, we will try to win it.”
On what topping the league with a win would mean, he said: “We have topped the league many times before, so there is no need to worry too much about topping it again. We still have a long way to go.”
Pressed on Atletico's chances of competing with Barcelona in the league, he responded: “We are competing, for the moment.. we are competing.”
