On Sunday, four more matches of the 21st round were played in the Spanish "La Liga" championship.
The confidently leading "Barcelona" competed away with "Girona". In the meeting of the Catalan teams, the more experienced opponents proved their advantage - "Barca" celebrated a 2-0 victory.
In the 9th minute, Nelson Semedo put the visitors ahead, and Lionel Messi secured the victory in the middle of the second half, playing skillfully once again with Jordi Alba.
For the Argentine, this was already his 19th goal in the championship. He has significantly outperformed other opponents.
"Girona" was forced to play with ten men from the 51st minute, when Bernardo Espinosa saw his second yellow card. This referee's decision caused great frustration on the field and in the stands.
"Barcelona" maintains a 5-point advantage over "Atletico". "Girona" falls to 13th place after the defeat.
In another clash, "Real Valladolid" bounced back at home after conceding a goal and celebrated a victory against Vigo's "Celta".
In matches held at 19:30, Bilbao's "Athletic" narrowly defeated "Real Betis", while "Real Sociedad" and "Huesca" played out a goalless draw.
Results:
"Girona" 0 - 2 "Barcelona"
9' [0 - 1] N. Semedo
68' [0 - 2] L. Messi
51' B. Espinosa ("Girona") sent off from the field
"Valladolid" 2 - 1 "Celta"
16' [0 - 1] P. Sisto
55' [1 - 1] O. Piano
69' [2 - 1] Keko
87' W. Heodt ("Celta") sent off from the field
"Athletic" 1 - 0 "Real Betis"
21' [1 - 0] I. Muniain
84' O. de Marcos ("Athletic") sent off from the field
"Real Sociedad" 0 - 0 "Huesca"
Standings:
