Barcelona have seen their La Liga title lead cut to zero after a shock 1-0 loss at home to Leganes.
La Blaugrana have now lost successive home league games and end the weekend on top of the table only by goal difference ahead of Atletico Madrid.
Sergio Gonzalez’s fourth minute header gave Leganes a surprise early lead on the road in Catalonia and the visitors simply held on from there.
Barcelona threw everything at Leganes, with Robert Lewandowski denied multiple times, and captain Raphinha hitting the bar before the break.
The hosts also had two penalty appeals turned down in the second half as the suspended Hansi Flick started his two game touchline ban.
Up next for Barcelona is a huge clash with Atletico Madrid on December 21, as the season hits the half way point in the final game of 2024, which will decide who starts 2025 as league leaders.
Barcelona have suffered an early setback in their Sunday night La Liga clash at home to Leganes.
With Hansi Flick serving the first game of a two-match touchline ban in Catalonia, his team are aiming to extend their title lead, after a slip by Real Madrid away at Rayo Vallecano yesterday.
However, despite the pre-game optimism of it being a routine outing for Flick’s charges on home soil, they have fallen behind after just four minutes.
Oscar Rodriguez’s floated corner was emphatically headed home by Sergio Gonzalez to leave the hosts shocked.
Despite the frustration of conceding such an early goal, Barcelona will be confident of a response, as they have only lost one home league game this season.
Barcelona have also won their last four La Liga games at home to Leganes with an aggregate score of 10-3 split across those fixtures stretching back to 2011.
