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On Tuesday, three more matches of the 33rd round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played. In the highly anticipated duel between the teams of "Barcelona" and Madrid's "Atletico", a high-scoring draw was recorded - 2:2. The true star of the match was referee Hernandez Hernandez - he awarded a total of three penalty kicks. In total, four shots were taken from the 11-meter mark, but one of them was a repeat. This draw pushed "Barcelona" into an even more difficult position in the fight for the country's champion title. If Madrid's "Real" has a successful performance on Thursday, they will increase their advantage to 4 points. The first goal into "Atletico's" goal was scored in the 11th minute, when Diego Costa surprisingly scored an own goal. However, after 8 minutes, "Atletico" and D. Costa had a chance to make amends when a penalty kick was awarded to "Barcelona". D. Costa missed it, but the referee noticed that Marc-Andre ter Stegen had left the goal line with both feet while the striker was taking the shot, so the visitors were given the right to make a second attempt. This time, Saul Niguez stood at the 11-meter mark and his shot hit the target. In the second half, two more penalty kicks were awarded and caused a lot of debate. In the 50th minute, Nelson Semedo caused a dubious foul, which was followed by a successful penalty kick by Lionel Messi from the 11-meter mark. Soon after - in the 62nd minute - the score became level again, with S. Niguez scoring another goal from the 11-meter mark. Yannick Carrasco contributed the most to this, obstructing N. Semedo's path with a foot. This contact was enough for the Belgian's legs to tangle, provoking another penalty kick. Other results: "Mallorca" 5:1 "Celta", "Leganes" 0:3 "Sevilla"
