La Liga: Who’s to Blame for Barcelona’s Defeat Against Madrid-Based Side Leganes

La Liga: Who’s to Blame for Barcelona’s Defeat Against Madrid-Based Side Leganes

  • Barcelona suffered yet another defeat in the Spanish La Liga as Madrid-based side Leganes handed them a home loss on Sunday evening
  • The Catalans have endured a poor home form recently in the league as they lost back to back home games at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
  • Briefly takes a look at who's to blame for the 2022-23 La Liga champions defeat against a newly promoted side

Barcelona's poor run of form in the Spanish La Liga is not yet over as they stumble to defeat against Leganes at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday evening.

Spanish defender Sergio Gonzalez's lone strike in the opening four minutes of the game gave the Madrid-based club all three points against the league leaders.

The Catalans are still top of the La Liga table with 38 points; they are levelled on points with second-placed Atletico Madrid and one point ahead of defending champions Real Madrid.

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Barcelona lost another home game in the Spanish La Liga this season.
FC Barcelona players line up for a team photo ahead of their La Liga match against CD Leganes at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Spain. Photo: Pedro Salado.
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Who's to blame for Barcelona's loss against Leganes

While chatting with Briefly News, football analyst Tosin Alli shared his thoughts on Barcelona's loss against the newly promoted side Leganes.

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"Barcelona were the better side from start to finish, but Robert Lewandowski let them down," he said.
"Lewandowski has been the go-to guy when it comes to scoring for Barca this season, but his numerous missed chances cost them the game.
"Aside from Lewandowski's poor finish in the match, Leganes goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic had a fantastic game and made some great saves to earn all three points for his team."

The Catalans are having a good outing in the UEFA Champions League compared to their poor run of form in La Liga.

Hansi Flick side are second in the UCL league format group phase, but could lose their first-place in the league to either Real Madrid or Atletico.

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Briefly News also reported that Lamine Yamal's father Mounir Nasraoui has predicted a remarkable future for the Barcelona star in football.

Mounir believes his son has only make use of a tiny portion of his football potentials so far.

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Source: Briefly News

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Raphael Abiola (sports editor) Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over seven years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015. Raphael previously worked as a football editor at Stakegains (2016-2018) and a content editor with Opera News Nigeria (2018-2023). Raphael then worked as an Editor for the Local Desk at Sports Brief (2023-2024). Reach him via email at raphael.abiola@sportsbrief.com.