Jonathan Wilson: Barcelona, Atl?tico's tactical clash ends in a stalemate

[Jonathan Wilson]

All season, it's been impossible to separate Barcelona and Atl?tico Madrid. They've chugged along at the top of the table, trading blow for blow, and when they met in the Copa del Rey, they exchanged a pair of draws and Barcelona went through only on away goals. They couldn't be separated on Saturday either, a tight goalless draw leaving Barcelona top of La Liga at the halfway point by virtue of having a goal difference five better than that of Atl?tico.

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