Kun Aguero has not forgotten about Barcelona, congratulates teammate over Atleti game

On Sunday, Barcelona secured a hugely important victory against Atletico Madrid, thrashing them 4-2 at Camp Nou.

It was a fine display from the Blaugrana in front of a packed home crowd as they came back from going a goal down early to put four past the reigning champions. Jordi Alba got the ball rolling after Yannick Carrasco had given the visitors the lead.

Gavi and Ronald Araujo added two more before half-time while Dani Alves scored the fourth early in the second period. Luis Suarez pulled one back for Atleti, while Alves’ sending-off led to a nervy finish, but the Catalan giants held on.

The victory sees Barça move into fourth place in the La Liga table, two points ahead of Atletico Madrid who drop down to fifth. The likes of Araujo, Alba and Gerard Pique were ecstatic after the victory while manager Xavi Hernandez was also pleased with the display and the outcome.

There was another person who was in a joyful mood after Barcelona secured the victory. Sergio Aguero, whose career at Camp Nou was cut short by a heart condition, called up Alba after the game to congratulate the defender and the entire team for the win.

The Argentine, who hung up his boots because of health concerns just six months into his Barcelona career, told Alba (h/t SportsCenter ESPN):

“Hey man. I just wanted to call you to congratulate you for that goal man. The game was great, you all played well… WE played well. We’re there man. We’re in fourth place now. Let’s see what happens. The Argentinian people love you lots.”

It was a nice gesture from Aguero, showing his support for the club. The Argentine was forced to announce retirement after making just five appearances for the Blaugrana, scoring one goal which came in an El Clasico clash against Real Madrid.