Fermin Lopez completes Barcelona comeback against Atletico Madrid

Barcelona overturned a half-time deficit to lead Atletico Madrid 2-1, with Fermin Lopez scoring his second goal of the match to put the Catalan side ahead at Wanda Metropolitano in La Liga’s 12th round.

Atletico Madrid controlled much of the opening period and looked set to take a lead into the interval. Barcelona, however, levelled in the 43rd minute through Lopez after a move involving Pedri.

Pedri carried the ball down the wing before reaching the edge of the penalty area. The rebound fell to Lopez, who reacted first and sent a left-footed effort into the net after Marc Bernal was unable to reach the ball.

The equaliser gave Barcelona momentum heading into the second half, having prevented Diego Simeone’s side from maintaining its advantage at the break.

Barcelona then took control of the game after the interval and completed the turnaround when Lopez struck again. Lamine Yamal delivered an excellent pass into the penalty area, and Lopez finished accurately with his right foot across goal and beyond goalkeeper Jan Oblak.

The second effort moved Barcelona in front and completed Lopez’s personal contribution to a decisive comeback against Atletico Madrid.

Lopez has now scored eight goals during the current season, including seven in La Liga. Before this match, he had scored twice against Elche, as well as finding the net against Athletic Bilbao, Valencia and Alaves in the previous round.

The fixture information lists the La Liga matches involving Barcelona, Villarreal, Getafe and Atletico Madrid on 22 November 2026.