In the „La Liga“ match that took place on Sunday evening, „Barcelona“ defeated „Valencia“ team players with a score of 1:0 at home.
The only goal of the match came in the 15th minute. After a pass from Sergio Busquets, Raphinha scored with a header.
Barcelona had a great opportunity to double their lead in the 55th minute. However, Ferran Torres failed to convert the penalty kick from 11 meters.
To make matters worse, the hosts suffered another misfortune just four minutes later. Defender Ronald Araujo made a last-ditch foul and received a red card. Nevertheless, this did not prevent Xavi's team from maintaining the winning result until the end of the match.
„Barcelona“ currently still confidently holds the top position in the league table, leading Madrid's „Real“ by 10 points. Meanwhile, „Valencia“ is in nineteenth place.