Leganes Stun Faltering La Liga Leaders Barcelona

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La Liga leaders Barcelona stumbled 1-0 in the house versus Leganes on Sunday as they experienced one more strike in the Spanish title race. Sergio Gonzalez headed home from an edge after 4 mins for the seeing minnows and the Catalans missed out on a host of nice possibilities as they fell short to install a resurgence. After an excellent beginning to the period, Barcelona have actually shed 3 of their last 6 organization video games and won simply among those, with their lead undermined.

Hansi Flick’s side are degree on factors with Atletico Madrid, 2nd, and lead third-place Real Madrid by a solitary factor, having actually played one added video game than both their title opponents.

“It was a messed-up game, it’s impossible to be happy. I think we started the game half asleep,” Pedri informed DAZN.

“We woke up, we created chances but we didn’t have the spark we needed to get the goal…

“We need to be much better before objective if we intend to win factors, we remain in a poor run in the organization and we need to transform it around.”

Barcelona started in the worst possible way as their former youth player Munir El Haddadi broke in down the right and forced a fine save from Inaki Pena at his near post.

From the resulting corner Leganes took the lead, with Sergio Gonzalez powering a header home to stun the Olympic stadium into silence.

From there Barcelona dominated against the visitors, 15th, and created several chances but found an inspired Marko Dmitrovic in their way.

The Serbian goalkeeper twice denied La Liga’s top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski, who also headed over the bar from Jules Kounde’s cross.

Dmitrovic produced a superb save to thwart Brazilian winger Raphinha, tipping his powerful effort against the crossbar.

Barcelona’s teenage wing wizard Lamine Yamal hurt his ankle in a challenge in the first half but despite the pain affecting him, continued to play and was his team’s most potent threat as usual.

The 17-year-old lashed narrowly over after gliding past Javi Hernandez as Barcelona turned the screw.

Despite his ankle issue and Ferran Torres warming up, Yamal emerged for the second half.

Kounde screwed a shot narrowly wide after Dani Olmo nudged the ball through for him.

Neither Lewandowski nor Olmo were on song and Flick replaced the pair with Torres and Fermin Lopez for the final 25 minutes.

Leganes held firm with Barcelona only able to create half-chances, until Raphinha and Torres combined to tee up Kounde, but he pulled his shot across the face of goal and wide.

In stoppage time, Barcelona won a free-kick on the edge of Leganes’ area but Raphinha whipped it over the crossbar to end a thoroughly frustrating night as Leganes earned a first away win at Barca.

Barcelona host Atletico in their final match of the year next weekend.

Leganes’ victory moved them four points clear of the relegation zone.

“It’s a historical triumph … and I’m so delighted for having actually done it, this group has a great deal of personality and individuality, we’re extremely unified and I take pride in the group,” claimed goalscorer Gonzalez.

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