Leganes secured a famous victory against Barcelona on Sunday night, to lift them away from the relegation zone. The win, their first ever away at Barcelona, was the result of some fantastic defending from Borja Jiminez's side.
The away side came flying out of the traps, and Munir almost gave them the lead after three minutes but was denied by a good save from Pena. From the resulting corner, Oscar Rodriguez whipped the ball into the box, and captain Sergio was left unmarked to head home from near the penalty spot and stun the league leaders. With something to hold on to, the away side sat back for much of the half, allowing Barcelona to have the ball as they asked a lot of questions.
Barcelona were almost level just after the half-hour mark. Alejandro Balde's low cross was volleyed towards goal by Raphinia, but the Brazilian's effort was tipped onto the crossbar by Dmitrovic In the Leganes goal. Chances came and went for the hosts throughout the first half, as Lewandowski and Dmitrovic were having a personal battle which the Serbian 'keeper was having the better of. Despite a lot of pressure, and 77% possession, Barcelona were unable to break down the firm Leganes defence in the first period.
The second half continued in a similar fashion as Barcelona pressed for an equaliser. Leganes offered little going forward after their early goal as they looked to secure a famous victory, and they did well to contain Barcelona's dangerous forward line. Chances continued to come and go, and Barcelona thought they were about to go level when the ball fell to Kounde in the box, but the Frenchman dragged his shot wide from close range, where he really should have scored.
Barcelona remain top of La Liga following the result, and Leganes have risen to 15th in the table. The visitors had to work extremely hard following their early goal, but Hansi Flick's side were far from their best and were unable to break down Leganes' resistance.
Man of the Match - Sergio
A fantastic performance from the captain. Not just scoring the early goal, but also giving his all to stop the Barcelona attacks. Took his goal brilliantly as he headed into the back of the net to help his side secure their first away win of the season.
Led by example throughout, as Barcelona couldn't find a way past Sergio and his defensive unit.
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