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FT Saturday, April 12, 2025
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Match Report

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Barcelona edge closer to title with win over Leganés

Barcelona extended their lead at the top to seven points with a 1-0 win at Leganes thanks to an own goal by defender Jorge Saenz on Saturday that took their unbeaten LaLiga run to 13 matches.

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Team Stats

4
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
8
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
4
66.1
Possession
33.9
12
SHOTS
6
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
527
Accurate Passes
223
600
Passes
302
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
25
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.2
36
Long Balls
62
16
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
1
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
6
19
Tackles
14
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
3
Interceptions
17
30
Effective Clearances
27
30
Clearances
27

Highlights

00:19 Own goal gives Barcelona crucial win in title race Watch on ESPN 00:35 Wojciech Szczesny makes a great save for Barcelona Watch on ESPN 00:27 Inigo Martinez makes fantastic last-ditch tackle in stoppage time Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

LEG · 4-5-1

  1. 13Marko DmitrovicG
  2. 6Sergio GonzálezCD-L
  3. 3JorgeCD-R
  4. 20Javi HernándezLB
  5. 12Valentin RosierRB
  6. 8Seydouba CisséCM-L
  7. 7Óscar RodríguezCM-R
  8. 5Renato TapiaAM
  9. 30Yan DiomandeLM
  10. 2Adrià AltimiraRM
  11. 10Dani RabaF

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 5Iñigo MartínezCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 3Alejandro BaldeLB
  5. 23Jules KoundéRB
  6. 16Fermín LópezAM
  7. 8PedriLM
  8. 24Eric GarcíaRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 11RaphinhaAM-L
  11. 19Lamine YamalAM-R

Timeline

  1. 7' Adrià Alti (Leganes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 41' Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Martín replaces Alejandro Balde because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Ronald Araujo.
  4. 48' Own Goal by Jorge Sáenz, Leganes. Leganes 0, Barcelona 1.
  5. 59' Substitution, Leganes. Juan Cruz replaces Yan Diomande.
  6. 67' Substitution, Leganes. Yvan Neyou replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
  7. 67' Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Fermín López.
  8. 67' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  9. 75' Substitution, Leganes. Diego García replaces Adrià Alti.
  10. 75' Substitution, Leganes. Munir El Haddadi replaces Seydouba Cissé.
  11. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Eric García.
  12. 87' Dani Raba (Leganes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 87' Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

LALIGA News

All news
News Sam Marsden Pedri says Barcelona paid for stupid mistakes in loss to Real Madrid Midfielder Pedri lamented stupid makes and slowness on the ball as Barcelona's perfect start to the LaLiga season was ended by Real Madrid in the Clásico at Spotify Camp Nou on Sunday. News Alex Kirkland José Mourinho not satisfied with just beating Barcelona: 'Real Madrid play to win the league' José Mourinho said he's setting his sights even higher after Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in Sunday's Clásico, saying "Real Madrid play to win the league, not to win at Camp Nou." Video McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga McManaman: Real Madrid's El Clásico victory vs. Barcelona is good for LaLiga ESPN Alex Kirkland and Sam Marsden Mourinho primes Madrid for statement win over Barça to blow LaLiga title race wide open Real Madrid haven't convinced this season, but José Mourinho's game plan overwhelmed Barça, and Los Blancos' 2-1 win brings them into the title race.