Flat Barcelona scrap out Leganes win to increase La Liga title lead
Barcelona had been removed from their flowing finest as Hansi Flick’s staff moved seven factors clear on the prime of La Liga with a 1-0 win at Leganes.
Because the title race rolls on, La Blaugrana head out of Madrid with three factors, on the highway again as much as Catalonia.
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With Actual Madrid in motion tomorrow, crucial quantity for Flick is the ultimate rating line, forward of their midweek UEFA Champions League journey to Borussia Dortmund.
After a 4-0 quarter remaining first leg win over the Bundesliga aspect final week, Barcelona provided little or no at Leganes, and wanted an personal aim to seal the win.
Actual Madrid will now have to react away at Alaves earlier than their very own Champions League final eight second leg at dwelling to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
They created nothing earlier than the break with no photographs on the right track and the important thing second got here through a slice of luck on 48 minutes.
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Raphinha fired an excellent low cross in entrance of the Leganes aim and the unlucky Jorge Sainz diverted it into his personal web.
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Barcelona seemed set to energy on from there as Fermin Lopez and Robert Lewandowski each wasted big probabilities to double their lead simply after.
That left the door open for Leganes late on as Dani Raba noticed a aim dominated out for offside through VAR and Juan Cruz prodded astray as Barcelona’s nerves had been despatched right into a jangle on the Estadio Butarque.
Flick is ready to rotate his staff on the highway in Dortmund, however with the majority of the job finished, the La Liga title might now edge up on his priorities record.
Barcelona face two dwelling league video games to spherical off April, as Celta Vigo and Mallorca head to Catalonia, forward of the Copa del Rey remaining in opposition to Actual Madrid on April 26.
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