After being held to a 2-2 draw by ruthless Atalanta, who had failed to qualify directly for the last 16, Barcelona secured second place in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Lamine Yamal and Ronald Araujo’s goals put Hansi Flick’s team in the lead with 19 points, ahead of Arsenal and Inter Milan in goal difference.
After Liverpool lost to PSV Eindhoven, Barca had a chance to take the top spot, but Ederson and Mario Pasalic were able to hold on for the lead in the 67th and 79th minutes.
When Pasalic slotted Marten de Roon’s pass home, the Italians’ hopes of a historic victory at the Montjuic Olympic stadium were thwarted when Giorgio Scalvini was stretchered off with three minutes left.
Defender Scalvini, who has missed most of this season with a serious knee injury, left the field moments after Atalanta made their last substitution of the evening, leaving Gian Piero Gasperini’s team with 10 men for the final minutes.
Source: Channels TV
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