Playing well and with confidence, Atletico looked poised for a deep run in the Champions League, and was holding steady at the top of the Spanish league, in position to fight for both titles. First it was a penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid in the round of 16 in the Champions League last Wednesday,

On matchweek 28, Kylian Mbappe's brace led Real Madrid to a gutsy comeback win over Villareal to keep the pace at the top. But the most significant result came a day later, as Barcelona came back from a two goal deficit to defeat title rivals Atlético Madrid.

Barcelona's Ferran Torres' scored twice to help secure a late 4-2 comeback win at Atletico Madrid in a pulsating La Liga clash on Sunday that took the Catalans back to the top of the table. Barca have 60 points and a game in hand after last week's postponement of their home game with Osasuna.