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For the first time since 2007, "Barcelona" experienced two defeats in February - the month which footballers often refer to as the "time for recharging batteries". One such stumble has already cost the Catalans the chance to continue their fight for the trophy. On Tuesday, "Barcelona" lost 1:3 to Madrid's "Real" at their home stadium Camp Nou, granting the Madrid team a ticket to the King's Cup final. Soon, "Barca" will face another very serious challenge - in the return leg of the Champions League round of 16, they will attempt to overturn a two-goal deficit they brought back from the first leg against "Milan". In 2007, "Barcelona" suffered defeats in the King's Cup and the Champions League in February. They were beaten away by "Zaragoza" and lost at home 1:2 to "Liverpool" in the Champions League. By the way, that year was the last time the Catalan club failed to advance from the first knockout stage of the prestigious European club tournament. In January of this year, "Barcelona" also suffered their first defeat in the Spanish championship, going down 2:3 to "Real Sociedad" in San Sebastiano. This setback was particularly unpleasant, considering that Barcelona were leading 2:0 in the 25th minute of the match. In January 2013, "Barca" achieved a total of 5 victories, drew two matches and stumbled against the mentioned Basque team, but in February the percentage of victories for the current leaders of the Spanish championship dropped to 50%: out of 6 matches played, they won three (all in the Primera, against "Sevilla", "Getafe" and "Granada"), drew once (1:1 with "Valencia") and suffered two defeats (against "Milan" and Madrid's "Real").
