Current first place in the Spanish Championship, Barcelona saw the advantage over Real Madrid drop to seven points this Sunday. As a visitor, the Catalan team disappointed and ended up defeated by 1-0 by the modest Almería, for the 23rd round of the national tournament.
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With the defeat, the leader Barcelona remains with 59 points, while Real Madrid has 52. This Thursday, in the semifinal of the Copa del Rey, the rivals dispute the classic, at the Santiago Bernabeu. Almería, with 25 points, occupies the 15th position in the championship and returns to the field to receive Villarreal, on Saturday.
Coach Xavi’s team dominated possession of the ball throughout the match, but failed to pose much danger to the opponent’s goal. In the 23rd minute of the first half, Almería took advantage and opened the scoring with Bilal Touré, who received a beautiful launch, dominated and kicked hard, with no chance for goalkeeper Ter Stegen.
Despite the 13 shots, Barcelona only managed to hit the goal just once. The lack of aim was costly for the team that had already been eliminated in the middle of the week by Manchester United, in the Europa League. The bad result puts more pressure on the team, which still disputes La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the season.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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