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