Barcelona fight back to beat Atletico as Betis and Villarreal secure La Liga wins

Barcelona strengthened their position at the top of La Liga with an impressive 2-1 comeback victory over Atletico Madrid. Elsewhere, Real Betis and Villarreal collected three points, while Real Sociedad secured a narrow win against Rayo Vallecano.

Atletico took the lead through Giuliano Simeone in the 10th minute, but Fermin Lopez equalised just before half-time. The Barcelona midfielder then completed the turnaround in the 66th minute, finishing a pass from Lamine Yamal to give Hansi Flick's side an important away victory. Barcelona now hold a three-point advantage over Real Madrid.

Real Betis also enjoyed a successful afternoon, beating Elche 2-0 away from home. Rodrigo Riquelme opened the scoring in the 81st minute before Marc Bartra secured the result with a second goal late in the match.

Villarreal claimed a 2-0 home victory against Getafe thanks to late goals from Tajon Buchanan and Carlos Romero. Meanwhile, Real Sociedad defeated Rayo Vallecano 1-0, with Orri Oskarsson scoring the only goal in the 67th minute.

The remaining fixture between Celta Vigo and Levante ended in a goalless draw, with neither side managing to find the breakthrough.

La Liga results:

• Atletico Madrid 1-2 Barcelona

• Celta Vigo 0-0 Levante

• Villarreal 2-0 Getafe

• Real Sociedad 1-0 Rayo Vallecano

• Elche 0-2 Real Betis