It doesn’t get much better and easier than that – Real Madrid drew at home, and you have ‘just’ to win at minnows to stretch your lead at the top of the table for massive ten points. And what you do? Lose.That’s the summary of Barcelona’s horrible Sunday night at Almeria, where the Catalan giants not only failed to clinch a maybe decisive title-worth victory but shockingly lost to the underdogs, 1-0.Despite vicious attacks and a couple of very promising chances for Lewandowski, Gavi, Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres, the Blaugrana simply couldn’t find the back of the net. On the other end, the charming minnows netted after their only chance in the first half. Albeit only two of their attackers faced the entire Barca’s defensive line, Suarez and Bilal Toure fooled all of them before the latter knocked it with a bit of help of the crossbar to nail the winner.❗Rival Watch: Barcelona lose 1-0 to UD Almeria. Real Madrid are now 7 points behind with 23 games played each. pic.twitter.com/WJAKQW5OGk— Los Blancos Live (@TheBlancosLive) February 26, 2023 Xavi’s team didn’t look too worried about it then, but as time went by, they kept making the same mistakes in the final third, preventing themselves from levelling the score. The pressure was on, and the Cule just didn’t have a single player capable of coping with it. Moreover, they could have conceded one more in the dying seconds of the match, as the home side missed a sitter deep into stoppage time, but Ter Stegen managed to grab a save that didn’t mean too much for his squad after all.##NAJAVA_MECA_7049145##Almeria recorded their first-ever victory over Barca, grabbing a win that could prove crucial in their relegation battle.LA LIGA – ROUND 23FridayElche – Betis 2-3 (2-0)/Fidel 7 pen, Boye 9 – Iglesias 65 pen, Miranda 68, Willian 90+6 pen/SaturdayEspanyol – Mallorca 2-1 (1-1)/Braithwaite 22, 51 – Muriqi 41/Cadiz – Rayo Vallecano 1-0 (0-0)/Guardiola 74/Real Madrid – Atl.Madrid 1-1 (0-0)/Alvaro 85 – Jimenez 78/Valencia – Real Sociedad 1-0 (1-0)/Zubeldia 40 og/SundayAthletic Club – Girona 2-3 (1-3)/Berchiche 35, Garcia 89 – Garcia 4, De Marcos 19 og, Vesga 45+1 og/Celta Vigo – Valladolid 3-0 (2-0)/Seferovic 17, Veiga 32, 64/Almeria – Barcelona 1-0 (1-0)/Toure 24/23:00: (1.99) Sevilla (3.30) Osasuna (4.20)Monday23:00: (1.73) Villareal (3.50) Getafe (5.60)***odds are subject to change***
