LaLiga leaders FC Barcelona got back to winning ways after defeating Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Sunday evening.
Xavi Hernandez re-shuffled the pack after last week's stalemate at Getafe, as Frenkie de Jong made his welcomed return in midfield while Marcos Alonso and Ferran Torres were also recalled.
For Los Rojiblancos, as Stefan Savic replaced the suspended Marcos Llorente while Thomas Lemar came in for captain Koke, who dropped to the bench
The Catalan giants were dominant for most of the first half but they found it tough to carve out serious openings.
Robert Lewandowski's form has been a hot topic for a while now, with the Polish striker not scoring in his last three league encounters and he cut a frustrated figure at times.
However, Atletico's resolve broke just before the break when Torres got on the end of Raphinha's long pass and slotted past Jan Oblak.
Simeone's side did look lively but ulimately failed to trouble Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
As a result, Simeone re-shuffled the attack and threw on Alvaro Morata and Pablo Barrios on 59 minutes.
Catalans head coach Xavi responded with a double change of his own, with Torres and Alonso making way for Eric Garcia and Pedri, who made his first appearances since February.
The league leaders remained resolute in the closing stages, but were guilty of not finishing their chances at the other end.
However, Atletico did not make Barcelona rue their missed openings as the encounter finished 1-0 in the Spanish capital, with Xavi's side restoring their 11-point lead over Real Madrid.
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