Barcelona lost 1-0 at home to Leganes last December. This time, Hansi Flick’s team won by the same margin. Of course, there was a touch of luck in that too. Barca strengthened their lead by winning against their opponent’s own goal. At the same time, they moved 7 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid in La Liga.
Despite showing dominance on the opponent’s field yesterday (Saturday) night, Rafinha-Lewandowski were unable to find the right goal. They had to return disappointed due to finishing failures. Leganes defender Jorge Sainz relieved them of their discomfort at the beginning of the second half. With his own goal, the Catalans continued their journey of being unbeaten in 24 consecutive matches in all competitions.
Barcelona started to put pressure on the host Leganes from the start. If the opposing team had the first significant opportunity in the twelfth minute. However, Barca goalkeeper Wojciech Szynski blocked their shot. Ten minutes later, the visitors were close to taking the lead through the joint production of Lamine Yamal and Jul Kunde. However, the goalkeeper managed to save Kunde’s shot before it hit the Leganes defender’s foot and went into the corner of the net. After that, Yamal-Rafiniyad’s multiple attempts to reach the opponent’s fortress failed.
The deadlock in the match was broken in the third minute of the second half by a mistake by the Leganes defender. While clearing Rafinha’s pass into the box, Jorge Sainz ended up in his own net. Barca had the opportunity to increase the lead 10 minutes later. However, Fermin Lopez’s shot, which went past several obstacles and went wide, missed the target. In this way, Leganes scored a goal after several missed opportunities. However, the rubber goal scored in the 70th minute was canceled due to offside. After that, no one else could get their name on the scoresheet.
With this victory, Barcelona, who are at the top of La Liga after 31 matches, have 70 points. Defending champions Real Madrid are in second place with 63 points, having played one match less than them. Atletico Madrid have 60 points after the same number of matches. On the other hand, Leganes are in 19th place in the table, only Real Valladolid is below them.
Barcelona are a little uneasy after leaving the field with the victory. Because young defender Alejandro Balde left the field after getting injured in the first half. Although the update on his injury is not yet known.
