Barcelona is the leader of LaLiga, but it can no longer be said that it is a reliable team. His fall in the domestic championship goes on and on and it is no longer a circumstantial blip, it is a black hole in which there is no exit. It is the second consecutive defeat at home, again against an opponent from the bottom of the table like Leganés, and this time it was a somewhat different path than the last ones, because they had opportunities to tie, but the lack of aim cannot be justification having practically the entire game to come back from.
Because the Madrid team took the Montjuïc victory with just two occasions, also in a row. First, Munir’s heads-up after Oscar’s change of game. Iñaki Peña took that duel and sent the ball to a corner. At the corner kick, again with Oscar as “quarterback”, the receiver, Diego, did get it right with an imperial header to the squad. He finished alone, after the game of blocking and unchecking. The night couldn’t have started better for the “pepineros”, although there was a world ahead of them, a lot to work on, and they did it wonderfully. His rival’s sense of danger went from more to less. In the The Catalan team was able to tie in the first half, but then they were unable to do so against the fantastic defense of Leganés.. Barça had a good handful of chances before the break, and very clear ones, but they found themselves with the impressive performance by Dmitroviccapable of stopping two one-on-ones against Lewandowski and especially a shot from Raphinha coming in from behind. It was pure reflexes, a hand movement to deflect the ball enough so that it met the crossbar.
Barcelona lost on the scoreboard and also a part of Lamine Yamal, who twisted his ankle and he thought for a long time about whether it should be changed, what if it wasn’t. He lasted until the last quarter of an hour, but was limited. Barcelona’s arrivals before the break followed one another, but they found themselves with the goalkeeper or Tapia’s clearance, who could not go much further due to a stomp and was substituted. Lega had a hard time, but resisted with solidarity, help and sweat. He tried to come out with direct passes to Miguel, but he didn’t connect with him.
Something similar was expected after the break, but it was not exactly the same. Time seemed to work in favor of the Madrid team, who increasingly controlled an opponent who lacked some patience and determination to first seek a draw and then a comeback. Very hasty, Barcelona got confused and couldn’t find the spaces through the pass through the central zonewhere there were too many men accumulated. He tried the impossible, to curl the loop, but he had to combine with the first touch in spaces that were too limited and there was always a blue leg to clear or get in the way. The one who arrived with the most danger was Koundé with his attacks from the right and he was the one who had the clearest attempt for Barça at that time, beyond a header from Lewandowski that seemed honest, but the Pole finished off with his shoulder. The “Pichichi” did not finish on the field, but the fired-up Ferran Torres did not find the goal this time.
Barça, without spaces to run, was a team poor in resources and the crosses into the area ended up being abusive, a piece of cake for the visitors.
Leganés won Montjuïc, the first time they have beaten Barça at home. In the end he even found space to score the second. Doubts are piling up for the Blaugrana. They are still leaders, yes, but Atlético has already tied them on points and next Saturday they face each other. Now they are at opposite ends.