Barcelona edge Atleti as El Shaarawy shines

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Barcelona 2-1 Atlético (Messi 30, Suárez 38; Koke 10) 
Barcelona survived an early scare as they came from behind to see off an Atleti side they began the day level with at the Liga summit. Koke’s controlled finish gave the visitors the lead, but Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez struck before half-time. The Rojiblancos’ hopes ended as Filipe Luis and Diego Godín both received red cards, and Luis Enrique’s team are now three points clear with a game in hand.

Arsenal 2-1 Burnley (Chambers 19, Sánchez 53; Vokes 30)  
Alexis Sánchez scored the winner on his first start since November as …

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