Robert Lewandowski played a highlighting position as Barcelona moved to second place in LaLiga with a 3-0 win at Atletico Madrid.

Lewandowski set up obtained forward Joao Felix to open the scoring against his parent club and expanded his side's lead only 80 seconds into the last part.

The valuable Poland overall then given the cross to Fermin Lopez to head in the third in the 65th second as Barca gained by Girona's mishap at Getafe on Saturday to move above them in the table.

Barcelona mentor Xavi was shipped off at this point before half-time for emphasized conflict with towards the ref, however he will have been more than happy with his side's show after a drowsy beginning.

The home side partook in the essential situation in a relaxed opening to the test, with Pablo Barrios bending a shot inches wide of the post from outside the region in the 6th second.

A dangerous cross from Samuel Lino was then turned behind by Pau Cubarsi as Alvaro Morata neglected to flick the ball in at the close to post and it took until the 35th second for Barcelona to choose a basic endeavor on objective.

Lewandowski picked Raphinha with a fantastic cross in any case the Brazilian looked his header wide, with replays showing he could well have been barely offside.

That fundamentally lit the guests into life and, seconds after Lopez conveyed a sharp save before long from Jan Oblak at his close to post with a low drive, the stop was broken sumptuously.

Ilkay Gundogan found Lewandowski in the left-hand side of the region and the 35-year-old turned particularly going before pulling the ball back for Felix to sidefoot home.

Regardless of seeing his side start to stick out, Xavi was turning out to be constantly exasperated with a piece of the ref's choices and it was nothing unexpected to see him moved off for taking his protestations pointlessly far at this point before the stretch.

His demeanor will have been managed following the break, Lewandowski catching on to a heavenly flung pass from Raphinha and, regardless of being constrained wide, delivering a right-footed shot in off the far post.

Atletico wouldn't tap out and Rodrigo Riquelme and Marcos Llorente brought uncommon recoveries from Marc-Andre ter Stegen before Lopez checked every one of the three focuses with a short closeness header from Lewandowski's pinpoint cross.

A terrible night for the hosts was campaigned in added time when Nahuel Molina was exculpated for a last-man tackle from behind on Vitor Roque.

Their most principal home hardship in the connection this season leaves Atletico fifth in the table, a point behind Athletic Bilbao in fourth, with Barcelona eight focuses behind pioneers Genuine Madrid.