Barcelona made it 12 LaLiga video games unbeaten as they beat Leganes 1-0 to maneuver seven factors clear on the summit.
The Blaugrana grabbed the decisive objective simply after the break at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Saturday.
Leganes defender Jorge Saenz was his personal web when trying to dam Raphinha’s cross, with Robert Lewandowski lingering with intent.
Lewandowski, chasing his a hundredth objective for Barca, later noticed his header from Raphinha’s cross go vast earlier than he was changed by Ferran Torres after 67 minutes.
The hosts seemed to have levelled when Dani Raba headed residence Adria Altimira’s cross however the objective was disallowed for offside.
Second-place Actual Madrid should now win at Alaves on Sunday to scale back the hole again to 4 factors, whereas Leganes stay within the relegation zone.
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Barca obtained the win, although their efficiency was nothing to write down residence about, particularly on the again of their 4-0 hammering of Borussia Dortmund within the Champions League.
The Blaugrana had 12 makes an attempt however obtained solely three heading in the right direction, registering 1.19 anticipated objectives.
Nonetheless, they didn’t have a single shot heading in the right direction within the first half. It’s the second time that has occurred this season in all competitions, after in addition they failed to take action in opposition to Actual Sociedad in November.
However when you find yourself charging clear on the high, you usually get a slice of excellent fortune, and Barca benefited from an personal objective for the third time in LaLiga this season.
Solely Sevilla can match that tally of personal objectives of their favour, whereas Leganes have now scored three personal objectives in 2024-25.