Barcelona suffered its first home defeat of the season, losing 2-1 to Las Palmas. This loss, coupled with previous setbacks, means it has gone three rounds of La Liga without a win, potentially allowing Madrid to move ahead in the league.
Barcelona vs. Las Palmas - The Canadian Press BARCELONA , Spain — Barcelona lost at home for the first time this season when the Spanish league leader was stunned 2-1 by Las Palmas on Saturday.
Madrid, despite its own troubles especially in the Champions League, can now move ahead of Barcelona in the Spanish league. It trails Barcelona by four points with two games more to play. “We have to take a hard look at what we are doing wrong," he said."We have slipped in our form and are letting games get away form us. We have our next game on Tuesday , and we need to turn this around so we can win the league.”
Barcelona's Lamine Yamal returned from a right ankle injury that had sidelined with for three weeks as a halftime substitute, but Jasper Cillessen saved his best shot. The Las Palmas goalkeeper also did well to palm a Raphinha free kick over his bar in the final minutes.
Barcelona Las Palmas Hansi Flick La Liga Sandro Ramirez Fábio Silva Raphinha Spanish League Real Madrid Champions League
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