Match of the 24th round of the Spanish football league FC Barcelona – Valencia. Raphinha (centre) of Barcelona scores a goal.
Madrid – The leader of the Spanish football league Barcelona beat Valencia 1-0 at home in the 24th round, although they played without the suspended defender Araújo from the 59th minute. At the head of the competition, the Catalans already have a nine-point lead over Real Madrid, who only drew goalless at Betis Sevilla.
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The duel at Camp Nou was decided after quarter of an hour by Raphinh's header. Barcelona could have increased the score after the change of sides, but Torres missed the penalty and Fati soon hit the post. The favorite's task was complicated by Araújo, who after Koundé's mistake pulled down the fleeing opponent and saw a red card. However, Valencia only confirmed their misery against a weakened opponent and lost the sixth of the last seven league matches.
“Bats” remain in second last place in the table. Barcelona bounced back from defeat to Almería to win 1-0 for the eighth time in the La Liga season, a new club high.
Just like in Thursday's El Clásico against Barcelona, Real did not score in the opening semi-final of the Spanish Cup (0:1). The “White Ballet” lost in the league for the fourth time out of the last seven games and once again complicated the defense of the title. Betis is fifth in the table.
Results of the 24th round of the Spanish football league
Valladolid – Espaňol Barcelona 2:1 (25. Sánchez, 62. Aguado – 87. Braithwaite), FC Barcelona – Valencia 1:0 (15. Raphinha), Vallecano – Bilbao 0:0, Betis Sevilla – Real Madrid 0:0.
Table:
| 1. | FC Barcelona | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 46:8 | 62 |
| 2. | Real Madrid | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 47:18 | 53 |
| 3. | Atlético Madrid | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 38:19 | 45 |
| 4. | San Sebastian | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 32:23 | 44 |
| 5. | Betis Sevilla | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32:25 | 41 |
| 6. | Villarreal | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 28:23 | 37 |
| 7. | Vallecano | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29:25 | 35 |
| 8 . | Bilbao | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33: 26 | 33 |
| 9. | Pamplona | 23 | 9< /td> | 6 | 8 | 22:23 | 33 |
| 10.< /td> | Mallorca | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 21:25< /td> | 31 |
| 11. | Girona | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38:38 | 30 |
| 12. | Español Barcelona | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30:36 | 27 |
| 13. | Celta Vigo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 26:34 | 27 |
| 14. | Valladolid | 24 | 8 | 3< /td> | 13 | 18:34 | 27 |
| 15. | Cádiz< /td> | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 18:35 | 26 |
| 16 | Getafe | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23:32 | 25 |
| 17. | FC Sevilla | 24 | 6 | 11 | 27:39 | 25 | |
| 18. | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 28:42 | ||
| 19. | Valencia | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 27:28 | 23 |
| 20. | Elche | 24 | 2 | 6< /td> | 16 | 18:48 | 12 |
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