Leganés vs Barcelona, 2018-19 Spanish LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona drop first game of La Liga season in shock defeat to Leganes
Two second-half goals gave Leganes a shock 2-1 win over Barcelona on Wednesday night, the first loss on the season for the Catalan giants.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Leganés).
- 5': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 7': Attempt missed. Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nabil El Zhar with a cross.
- 9': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Leganés).
- 9': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona).
- 9': Nabil El Zhar (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 10': Raúl García (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Goal! Leganés 0, Barcelona 1. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 13': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés).
- 13': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 18': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Coutinho.
- 20': Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
- 20': Raúl García (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Barcelona. Munir El Haddadi tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 24': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 24': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Attempt saved. Juanfran (Leganés) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 25': Foul by Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés).
- 25': Munir El Haddadi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt missed. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 27': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Leganés).
- 27': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Rubén Pérez (Leganés).
- 29': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Offside, Leganés. Rubén Pérez tries a through ball, but Youssef En-Nesyri is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés).
- 31': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona).
- 32': Juanfran (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Juanfran (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Silva with a cross.
- 33': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Coutinho.
- 34': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Leganés).
- 34': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona).
- 34': Rodrigo Tarín (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Munir El Haddadi is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nabil El Zhar with a cross.
- 40': Foul by Rubén Pérez (Leganés).
- 40': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Rubén Pérez (Leganés).
- 40': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Rubén Pérez (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Offside, Barcelona. Coutinho tries a through ball, but Munir El Haddadi is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt saved. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Leganés 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Leganés 0, Barcelona 1.
- 47': Foul by Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés).
- 47': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Unai Bustinza (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Munir El Haddadi is caught offside.
- 52': Goal! Leganés 1, Barcelona 1. Nabil El Zhar (Leganés) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jonathan Silva with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Leganés 2, Barcelona 1. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 58': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 58': Unai Bustinza (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona).
- 60': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Luis Suárez replaces Munir El Haddadi.
- 61': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 62': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanfran.
- 63': Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Coutinho.
- 64': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona).
- 64': Nabil El Zhar (Leganés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juanfran.
- 66': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
- 68': Foul by Juanfran (Leganés).
- 68': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jonathan Silva.
- 70': Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Thomas Vermaelen.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Malcom replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
- 72': Offside, Barcelona. Samuel Umtiti tries a through ball, but Malcom is caught offside.
- 74': Substitution, Leganés. Gerard Gumbau replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
- 75': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Leganés).
- 75': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rodrigo Tarín.
- 80': Attempt saved. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 80': Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 80': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Cuéllar.
- 81': Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
- 81': Rodrigo Tarín (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Delay in match Mikel Vesga (Leganés) because of an injury.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Leganés. Sabin Merino replaces Mikel Vesga because of an injury.
- 84': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 84': Sabin Merino (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Substitution, Leganés. Allan Nyom replaces Nabil El Zhar.
- 86': Attempt missed. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 88': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Allan Nyom (Leganés).
- 88': Allan Nyom (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés).
- 90'+2': Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Allan Nyom.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Leganés 2, Barcelona 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Leganés 2, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
LEG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 4 |
| 77.7 | Possession | 22.3 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 709 | Accurate Passes | 148 |
| 787 | Passes | 216 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 13 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 19 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Butarque
Location: Leganés, Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 12,231
Venue: Butarque
Location: Leganés, Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 12,231
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | +9 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Leganés (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Cuéllar (GK) |
| 3 | Unai Bustinza  |
| 14 | Raúl García |
| 28 | Rodrigo Tarín |
| 5 | Jonathan Silva |
| 2 | Juanfran |
| 21 | Rubén Pérez |
| 23 | Mikel Vesga |
| 27 | Óscar Rodríguez |
| 10 | Nabil El Zhar |
| 26 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 23 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 24 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 7 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 4 | Ivan Rakitic |
| 19 | Munir El Haddadi |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
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