Barcelona came from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 in LaLiga on Nov. 8, with Fermín López scoring both goals for the visitors at Riyadh Air Metropolitano, ESPN reported.
The victory restored Barcelona's three-point lead at the top of the league. They finished the match with a record of 11 wins and one defeat, while Atlético had nine wins, one draw and two defeats.
Giuliano Simeone put Atlético ahead in the 10th minute. López scored in the 45th minute to bring Barcelona level, then added his second in the 66th minute to give the visitors the win.
The match drew an attendance of 69,788, according to ESPN's scoreboard. It was one of five completed LaLiga matches on Nov. 8, with Real Betis, Real Sociedad and Villarreal also winning.
Real Betis beat Elche 2-0 at Estadio Martínez Valero in front of 26,884 spectators. Both goals came in the final 10 minutes of normal time, with Rodrigo Riquelme scoring in the 81st minute.
Marc Bartra added the second with a header in the 89th minute. Betis finished with eight wins, two draws and two defeats, while Elche had two wins, four draws and six defeats.
Real Sociedad beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 at Reale Arena. Orri Óskarsson scored the only goal in the 67th minute, giving Sociedad one of the four victories recorded across the day's five completed matches.
Sociedad's record stood at seven wins, one draw and four defeats after the match. Rayo finished with three wins, three draws and five defeats following their loss at Reale Arena.
Villarreal beat Getafe 2-0 at Estadio de la Cerámica, where the attendance was 17,102. Tajon Buchanan opened the scoring in the 80th minute, and Carlos Romero added the second in the first minute of second-half stoppage time.
The result left Villarreal with four wins, three draws and five defeats. Getafe had three wins, three draws and six defeats, with both of Villarreal's goals coming from the 80th minute onward.
Celta Vigo and Levante drew 0-0 at Balaidos in front of 19,207 spectators. Their match produced the only draw among the five completed fixtures, and neither side added to its total of two wins.
Celta finished with two wins, seven draws and three defeats. Levante's record stood at two wins, five draws and five defeats after the teams shared the points in the goalless match.
