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MADRID, Sept. 25-- FC Barcelona opened up a four-point lead at the top of the Liga Santander while Atletico Madrid breezed past Sevilla and Real Madrid again wasted chances in Matchday 6 in the Liga Santander. Here are some of the things we learned this weekend. 1. Barca are able to grind wins out It was by far from a vintage performance from FC Barcelona in Girona as Pablo Maffeo followed Leo Messi around the pitch in an attempt to mark him out of the game. However, after making changes to his starting 11, Ernesto Valverde was able to see his players grind out an ugly but ultimately comfortable win against a well-organized and hard-working rival. Aleix Vidal may be criticized by fans, but he was able to do a job for the injured Dembele and Deulofeu, while Paulinho added muscle in midfield and allowed Sergio Busquets a rest. Barca were less fluid than on other occasions, but they had a dose of fortune and in the end wins breed confidence and calm and that is what Valverde is bringing to the club after a difficult summer. 2. New ground, same Atletico, only better Two games and two wins for Atletico Madrid in their new Wanda Metropolitano stadium show that Diego Simeone's side have adapted to their move across town with no problems at all. In Saturday's 2-0 win against Sevilla, Atletico limited Sevilla to just one decent shot on target, and that was after a deflection. Meanwhile they were able to control central midfield and defense and rely on the attacking sparks of Antoine Griezmann, Luciano Vietto and Yannick Carrasco. | 
