On Saturday, four matches of the 12th round of the Spanish La Liga championship are played.
"Barcelona" faced "Malaga" at their home stadium. Without Luis Suarez (suspended) and Lionel Messi (nausea), the Catalan team failed to beat the Andalusians - the match ended in a goalless draw.
"Barcelona" dominated possession throughout the match and created dangerous chances, but amazingly their goal was well guarded by the "Malaga" goalkeeper Kameni.
Furthermore, the Catalans had an advantage from the 68th minute, as the opponent's defender Diego Llorente saw a red card.
The end of the match was very heated. Although the referee added four minutes, the action extended to the 97th minute. During that time, another red card was shown to Juan Carlos, but shortly after the final whistle blew, declaring a draw between the teams.
"Barcelona" missed a perfect opportunity to temporarily rise to the top spot. With a victory, the Catalans would have surpassed Madrid's "Real", who today will have to fight against "Atletico".
In other matches, "Sevilla" staged a real show. The Europa League winners fell behind by two goals against La Coruna's "Deportivo", but at the end of the match managed to expand their victory to 3-2.
Results:
"Barcelona" 0 - 0 "Malaga"
68' D. Llorente ("Malaga") sent off from the field
90+7' J. Carlos ("Malaga") sent off from the field
"Deportivo" 2 - 3 "Sevilla"
1' [1 - 0] R. Babel
42' [2 - 0] F. Andone
44' [2 - 1] S. N'Zonzi
87' [2 - 2] Vitolo
90+2' [2 - 3] G. Mercado
"Eibar" ? - ? "Celta"
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