The leader of the championship at home was embarrassed in a duel with an opponent from the bottom of the standings.
On Saturday, November 30, Barcelona hosted Las Palmas as part of the 15th round of the Spanish La Liga.
Hans-Dieter Flick’s team, leading the standings, unexpectedly failed to cope with one of the outsiders of the championship, suffering a home defeat with a score of 1:2.
Midway through the first half, an unpleasant episode occurred for Barcelona when the Catalans lost Alejandro Balde to injury. The Blaugranas defender could not get up on his own after a collision with an opponent, started coughing up blood and was sent off the field.
At the beginning of the second half, Las Palmas took the lead. In the 49th minute, Sandro Ramirez, who received the ball from the right in the penalty area, shot accurately into the far corner. The home team managed to pull one back in the 61st minute through Rafinha’s effort, but Fabio Silva soon scored the winning goal for the visitors.
After this defeat, Barcelona continues to lead La Liga with 34 points, four points ahead of Real Madrid, with two games in hand. Las Palmas got 15 points and moved up to 14th place, away from the relegation zone.
Statistics of the Barcelona – Las Palmas match of the 15th round of the Spanish Championship
Barcelona – Las Palmas – 1:2
Objectives: Rafinha, 61 – Sandro, 49, Fabio Silva, 67
Expected Goals (xG): 2.32 – 0.50
Possession of the ball: 70% – 30%
Beats: 26 – 5
Shots on target: 8 – 3
Corner: 7 – 0
Fouls: 7 – 11
Barcelona: Pena – Kounde (Fort Garcia, 57), Kubarsi (Victor, 90), Martin, Balde (Martin, 26) – Gavi (Torre, 57), Pedri – Diaz, Torres (Yamal, 46), Lopez (de Jong, 57) – Lewandowski.
Las Palmas: Cillessen – Viti (Gonzalez Estupiñan, 83), Suarez, McKenna, Marmol (McBurney, 90) – Munoz Jimenez, Campanha (Loiodis, 69) – Ramirez (Marvin, 73), Rodriguez (Ramirez, 83) – Fabio Silva (Mata ), 73).
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