La Liga leaders Barcelona fight back to beat Atleti and move 4 points clear

Barcelona produced an impressive comeback to beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 on Tuesday and move four points clear at the top of La Liga, with coach Hansi Flick saying his side had taken a step forward after some shaky performances.

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Alex Baena fired Atletico ahead but Raphinha equalised for the champions before Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres struck to end the visitors' run of 13 straight league games without defeat.

Barca might have been more comfortable had Robert Lewandowski not ballooned a first half penalty over the bar at the partially rebuilt Camp Nou.

Real Madrid, second, visit Athletic Bilbao aiming to peg Barca back, while Diego Simeone's Atletico are fourth, six points behind the Catalans.

"We will see (if it's a turning point) but this was one of the best matches from us, I really appreciate what I saw over the 90 minutes," Flick told reporters.

"This was the next step... we are coming back to our best level, today was really good."

This was Barca's fifth consecutive Liga win after losing the Clasico against Madrid in October, but they have not shone consistently in that period, and coming against a title rival this display gave Flick's side a welcome boost.