Leganés 1-0 Barcelona (15 Dec, 2024) Game Analysis

LaLiga leaders Barcelona misplaced 1-0 to Leganes on Sunday with defender Sergio González’s early header sufficient to stun the wasteful hosts who misplaced their second consecutive league sport in entrance of their very own followers.

Whereas they’ve been glorious within the Champions League with 5 wins in six video games, Barcelona have struggled in LaLiga for over a month, with just one victory of their final six league matches.

Barca stay prime of the LaLiga standings with 38 factors, degree with Atletico Madrid, who they host on Saturday, and one level forward Actual Madrid in third, with each their title rivals having a sport in hand.

It was Leganes’ first-ever win at Barcelona and left them fifteenth within the desk on 18 factors.

Leganes took the lead from a nook after 4 minutes when visiting captain Gonzalez rose unmarked on the close to submit to fireside an unstoppable header previous goalkeeper Iñaki Peña.

Barca instantly went after the equaliser however, regardless of dominating proceedings all through the match with over 80% possession, they had been clueless as they sought to beat a disciplined and properly organised five-man Leganes defence, spurning a handful of alternatives.

They didn’t hit the goal with 16 of their 20 photographs within the sport and after they did, they hit a wall in Leganes goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic who made three spectacular saves within the first half.

The 32-year-old Serbian keeper made a superb reflex save to disclaim a first-time effort from Robert Lewandowski within the tenth minute after wonderful particular person play by Raphinha down the left.

Then, he labored his magic with a shocking save within the thirty third minute to palm a Raphinha volley in opposition to the crossbar and stepped up once more a couple of minutes later to dam a Lewandowski effort when the striker was one-on-one.

The hosts’ frustration grew after the break and so they missed a number of possibilities with Dani Olmo, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha all losing good alternatives whereas Lewandowski and Jules Koundé missed sitters from shut vary.

“It is unattainable for us to go dwelling feeling comfortable after what occurred immediately,” a visibly annoyed Pedri advised DAZN. “We did not have the spark that’s wanted up-front to attain targets and we’ve to enter video games higher, we won’t permit our rivals to attain targets to start with like this.

“I feel we had created possibilities however we’ve to know end. It is onerous to seek out a proof for why we’ve been struggling in LaLiga however we have to get a transfer on.”