Madrid (AFP)

The trio "GSM" combines, Barcelona dominates! Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi each scored in Eibar (3-0) on Saturday, allowing Barça to temporarily take the lead of the Spanish Championship ahead of Real Madrid, while Atlético still stalled against Valencia (1 -1).

At Ipurua Stadium in Eibar, Griezmann opened the scoring by winning his face-to-face with the goalkeeper, helped by the post (13) and well launched in the back of the defense by his compatriot Clément Lenglet. Then the French striker turned into a smuggler with a subtle shift for Messi, scorer of a cross shot (58th). And Suarez joined the party on an offering of the Argentine and an action initiated by Griezmann (66th).

In the standings, Ernesto Valverde's team temporarily take the lead (1st, 19 pts) while waiting for Real to move (2nd, 18 pts) to Mallorca in the evening. The impressive promoted Grenade is third (17 pts) before an Atlético who worries more and more (16 pts) with a third draw in a row in Liga.

Conversely, the net success of FC Barcelona, ​​the fifth in a row in all competitions, confirms the rebound of the Catalans after a slow start to the season.

- Umtiti, successful return -

Obviously, to explain this renewal, there are multiple injuries, like the French defender Samuel Umtiti, very good for his resumption match, his first appearance in official match this season.

"After several months of absence, + Sam + has come back in an incredible way", savored Griezmann at the microphone of the Spanish channel Movistar. "It's like he's never been hurt, he's been very good in contacts, in the relaunch, we're lucky to have him with us."

The other reason for the Catalan leap is the growing complicity between rookie Griezmann and the South American duo Messi-Suarez.

In Eibar, the attacking leader of the French team shone with his calls and his one-sided play, signing his fourth goal of the season (all in Liga): absolute coolness to deceive the left-back after a long run in space (13th), then altruism to shift Messi in the area when he could have hit (58th). And it is still him who initiates the action of the third goal by launching his captain in the space!

In short, the trio "GSM" should help Barcelona to mourn the failed return of Neymar.

"Great players always get along and find each other," said Valverde in a press conference. "Over the matches, they will get along better and better, it's only a matter of time."

- Atlético without certainties -

This is an ideal scenario for the technician: he can now project to the Champions League and a match against Slavia Prague Wednesday, in a week that looks truncated: the Spanish federation has decided to postpone the clasico against Real Madrid, initially scheduled for next Saturday, because of violence this week in Barcelona.

For its part, Atlético Madrid is preparing to receive without certainty the Bayer Leverkusen Tuesday: joined in extremis by Valencia Saturday afternoon (1-1), the club "colchonero" has still conceded a draw.

In a closed match at the Metropolitano stadium, the referee gave the "Atleti" a controversial penalty on a hand of Denis Cheryshev at the edge of the box, allowing Diego Costa to open the mark (34th).

But while Cheryshev had seen his shot hit the cross Madrid (52), Valencia ended up snatch a deserved draw on a free kick by Dani Parejo (81). And to make matters worse for the "Colchoneros", rookie Joao Felix was injured exit late in the game, before the exclusion of the winger Valencian Kang-in Lee (90).

That starts to do a lot for Diego Simeone's team: only one victory over the last six days of La Liga and serious offensive misses ...

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