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On Sunday, the battles of the 32nd round of the Spanish "La Liga" continue. In a very painful way, the title-chasing "Barcelona" let go of victory from their hands. Vigo's "Celta" equalized to 2:2 right at the end of the match after a great penalty kick by Iago Aspas. "Barcelona", having fought for one point, returned to the first position, but Madrid's "Real" could gain a 2-point advantage if they win on Sunday.
The match for "Barcelona" started successfully – Luis Suarez scored in the 20th minute after an exquisite pass from Lionel Messi. However, at the beginning of the second half, Fiodor Smolov equalized. "Barca" found themselves in a challenging situation, but managed to dig themselves out of it – in the 67th minute, L. Suarez scored another goal to regain the lead. "Barcelona" was approaching a crucial victory, however in the 87th minute Gerardo Pique's mistake right outside the penalty box changed the course of the match – Iago Aspas neutralized Marc-Andre ter Stegen with a superb shot to equalize. "Celta" could have extended their lead to victory in the last moments of the match, but Nolito failed to beat M-A. ter Stegen from about 1.5 meters away.
Earlier today, in the duel between Bilbao's "Athletic" and "Mallorca", the former won 3:1 and further complicated the latter's chances of staying in the league. In other matches, Madrid's "Atletico" continued to demonstrate excellent form by defeating "Alaves" 2:1. Results: "Celta" 2:2 "Barcelona", "Athletic" 3:1 "Mallorca", "Osasuna" 2:1 "Leganes", "Atletico" 2:1 "Alaves".
