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Goals and Highlights: Barcelona 2-0 Leganes in LaLiga 2020
Barcelona: 64 points (+38 goals)
Real Madrid: 59 points (+32 goals)
At this time, FC Barcelona has a five-point lead over Real Madrid, with the Merengues still having to play their game.
Barcelona will have its next match friday at Sevilla.
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Full Time | Barcelona 2-0 Leganés
Barça gets a much-needed win to stay on top of the table against a Leganés side that put up a valiant effort.
90'+5'
Javier Aguirre gets sent off after some dialogue with the referee.
90'
Six minutes of added time for the second half.
90'
Ter Stegen makes an espectacular diving save to the free kick.
89'
Firpo cautioned for a foul on Gil.
88'
Vidal with the trough ball to leave Puig in scoring position, but Cuellar makes the save!
85' | Leganés Substitution
Recio is replaced by Brian Gil.
84'
Lenglet now cautioned for a foul on Carillo.
83'
Umtiti and Puig are now both booked after fouls in midfield.
82'
Awaziem sees the yellow card after a late challenge on Messi.
82'
Carillo with a decent attempt that is just inches from the right post.
79'
Off-target header by Griezmann. Final ten minutes of the match coming up!
75'
Another cooling and hydration break.
Messi with the 2-0 for Barcelona
Messi scores again He's on a mission since coming Back 🐐 pic.twitter.com/U3dnGWCh1r
— Ryan (@MessiCF10) June 16, 2020
73' | Barcelona Substitutions
Riqui Puig and Samuel Umtiti replace Gerard Piqué and Arthur Melo.
71' | Leganés Substitutions
Jonathan Silva & Guerrero are off.
Guido Carillo y Kevin Rodrigues are on.
70' | Barcelona GOOOOOOOOOAL!
Messi converts the penalty into a goal!
67' | Penalty for Barcelona!
Messi gets taken down inside the box and Barça will have a chance to score once again.
65' | VAR Check: No goal!
The Video Assistant Referee detects and offside from Semedo as he made the run.
The goal from Griezmann won't count!
64' | Barcelona GOOOOOOOAL!
Through ball for Semedo who uses his speed to get behind the defensive line.
He crosses the ball to Griezmann who has to make an easy finish for the 2-0.
62' | Leganés Substitution
Amadou replaces Eraso in the away team.
62' | Barcelona Substitution
Arturo Vidal comes on instead of Busquets.
59'
Piqué returns to the field after being assisted by the medical staff.
56'
Piqué seems to have hurt his knee after a collision with Assalé!
54'
Ter Stegen makes a save to a long distance shot.
53' | Barcelona Substitutions
Fati and Roberto are replaced by Suárez and Semedo.
50'
Messi takes a free-kick, but it's straight at Cuellar's hands.
45' | Second Half Begins
We're underway with the last 45 minutes of our match.
45' | Leganés Substitution
Roque Mesa is replaced at the break by Roger Assale.
Half Time | FC Barcelona 1-0 CD Leganés
Despite the great effort from Leganés in defense, Barça is in front thanks to a tremendous finish from Ansu Fati.
45'
Three minutes of added time.
45'
Messi with space inside the box, but his header is wide from the target.
The goal from Fati for the 1-0
Ansu #Fati with a goal for #Barcelona vs #Leganes 1-0💥 pic.twitter.com/OYmp0JGuVy
— RainingGoals (@RainingGoals) June 16, 2020
42' | Barcelona GOOOOOOOOAL!
Ansu Fati receives the ball at the edge of the box from Firpo and shoots to give Barça the lead!
40'
Lenglet heads the ball inside the opponent's box, but is unable to direct it at the goal.
37'
Bustinza is cautioned after a NFL-style tackle on Messi.
34'
Barcelona getting close to 80% possession, however, the away team has had the clearer chances.
31'
The game will be stopped for a cooling and hydration break.
30'
Rakitic finds Griezmann with a cross, but the Frenchman fails to make his header be on target.
27'
A rebound was about to leave Griezmann at a comfortable position to score, but Cuellar comes out in time to get the ball.
24'
Messi crosses from a free-kick, but the ball is just a little too long for Piqué to reach.
23'
Aguirre's men continue to be perfect defensively with a quarter of the game gone.
17'
Barcelona looking quite uncomfortable in the last minutes with Leganés closing down spaces.
13'
Again Leganés with a very clear chance!
Guerrero finds the ball at the far post and goes for goal. The ball is just inches away from going in!
11'
Leganés hits Barcelona on a quick counterattack.
Guerrero inside the six yard box shoots and Lenglet saves right on the goal line!
10'
Messi takes a lateral free-kick, but no danger comes from it.
6'
Clear dominance by the Blaugranas in the opening minutes of the match.
Javier Aguirre's men struggle to keep possession and are unable to get any offensive going.
2'
Barça's first attack!
The ball is sent to the bo by Messi. Junior receives it, but his attempted cross is cut short by the defense.
0' | Kick Off!
We're underway with the match between Barcelona and Leganés.
A minute of silence is kept to honor the victims of COVID-19.
We're a few minutes from the start of the match!
Both sides step onto the pitch and everything's set for the kick of!
Although Leganés lost all three of their previous league games at Camp Nou, they did score a goal each time.
Will they be able to beat Ter Stegen tonight and make the game a difficult one for the blaugranas?
Two players have scored for two different teams in the league this season and they both started the campaign at Leganés.
En-Nesyri, now at Sevilla and Braithwaite, now at Barça, left Aguirre's side on the winter transfer window.
Ter Stegen was the first man from Barcelona to start pre-match exercises.
The WALL takes the FIELD @mterstegen1 pic.twitter.com/pkEmIiaQjC
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 16, 2020
Leganés as they were getting ready to start their warm-up
🥒📹 The pepineros are now warming up at Camp Nou!
— C.D. Leganés 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇦🇺 (@CDLeganes_en) June 16, 2020
Just some minutes are remaining for the kick off at Barcelona!!#BarçaLeganés #GoLega pic.twitter.com/MxIXY4JEsh
Very different offensive power
Only 9% of Leganés’ shots have produced goals this season, the lowest tally in la Liga.
Barça, on the other had, has the highest conversion rate of 24%.
Wil we see a one-sided affair tonight?
Óscar Rodríguez is the only Leganés player who has ever scored against Barça.
The Camp Nou will host top-level soccer after 101 days of not doing so, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Match History
Barça has won six of the seven league games against Leganés since the visiting side became a first division club.
The only defeat came last season when Leganés scored twice in a minute to turn around Philippe Coutinho’s opener.
CD Leganés: Starting XI
Cuellar; Bustinza, Awazeim, Terín, Silva; Pérez, Recio, Erano, Mesa, Ruibal García; Guerrero.
FC Barcelona: Starting XI
Ter Stegen; Piqué, Lenglet, S. Roberto, Junior; Busquets; Arthur, Rakitic ; Fati, Messi, Griezzman.
The CD Leganés players have stepped onto the pitch in Barcelona as they prepare for this difficult match.
The Barcelona squad makes their arrival at Camp Nou with strict sanitary precautions such as the use of facemasks and latex gloves at all times.
Here they come! #BarçaLeganés pic.twitter.com/PTJr3JrBBH
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 16, 2020
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Last Meeting
On their most recent visit to the Estadio Municipal de Butarque, FC Barcelona had to overcome the initial goal of En-Nesyri to reverse the score and end up winning by 1 goal to 2.
Luis Suárez and Arturo Vidal were the authors of Barcelona's goals in a rather difficult match for them.
Leganés will wear their third kit in this match against Barcelona.
This uniform is designed as an hommage to essential workers who have been working restlessly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
👏Nunca olvidaremos vuestro esfuerzo #GraciasHéroes #SeguimosJuntos
— C.D. Leganés (@CDLeganes) June 10, 2020
El C.D. Leganés estrenará equipación homenaje en el #BarçaLeganés ➡️ https://t.co/YMx2oF62k4 pic.twitter.com/w7qwEFGGJL
Martin Braithwaite faces Leganés
The latest addition to FC Barcelona will face his former teammates for the first time.
He arrived as an alternative to Luis Suárez and has been showing good form. Against Mallorca, he was a starter and scored the 0-2,.
With Leganés, he appeared in 48 games and scored 13 goals.
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Leganés needs points at any cost!
The Madrid team is immersed in a results crisis that has it placed at the bottom of the table.
After 28 matchdays, Leganés is 19th with 23 points, just 3 away from avoiding relegation. They come from losing to Valladolid by 1-2.
They have only managed a single victory in the last 6 games, however, they remain ain the fight for permanence in the top flight.
Barcelona has only had two days off to prepare the match against Leganés.
The Spanish league has set up a series of mid-week games to be able to finish the season after the forced break due to the coronavirus. Barcelona's coach Quique Setién will have to carry out some rotation to give rest to key players.
Who will we see play?
[📋 CONVOCATORIA]
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) June 15, 2020
🗓 16/06 - 22h
⚽ #BarçaLeganés
🔵🔴 #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/O7Fbp1X1sz
Barcelona needs a win to continue top of the table
FC Barcelona faces the duel on Tuesday against Leganés with no margin for error. Quique Setién's pupils cannot afford to drop points against an opponent from the bottom of the table in the midst of a fight for the title with Real Madrid.
The Catalans are leaders with a one-point lead over their historic rivals who will face Valencia on Thursday.
Kick Off Time
The FC Barcelona vs CD Leganés match will be played at the Camp Nou, in Barcelona, Spain. The kick-off is scheduled at 4:00 pm ET/ 1pm ET.
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