In the Spanish "La Liga," the last three matches of the 26th round were played on Thursday.
"Barcelona" faced off against "Las Palmas" away. The Catalans gained an advantage in the first half, but the Gran Canaria team managed to equalize and take valuable points from their opponents.
In the 21st minute, Lionel Messi put the visitors from Barcelona ahead with a great penalty shot, but at the beginning of the second half, a penalty kick was awarded to "Las Palmas."
Interestingly, Barcelona conceded a penalty kick in their own goal for the first time in two years in Spain. Jonathan Calleri calmly converted the penalty kick to level the score.
For the remainder of the time, it was difficult for the Barcelona team to recover - "Las Palmas" defended confidently and had dangerous counterattacks.
For Barcelona, this was the third draw in the last five matches in the Spanish league. The Catalans' lead over Madrid's "Atletico" has shrunk to 5 points, and the showdown between these two teams will take place next weekend.
In another match, Seville's "Real Betis" and San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad" ended in a goalless draw, while "Alaves" scored a late goal to defeat "Levante."
Results:
- "Las Palmas" 1 - 1 "Barcelona"
- 21' [0 - 1] L. Messi
- 48' [1 - 1] J. Calleri (penalty kick)
"Real Betis" 0 - 0 "Real Sociedad" (VIDEO)
"Alaves" 1 - 0 "Levante"
- 90' [1 - 0] V. Laguardia
- 29' Chema (Levante) sent off
- 32' M. Garcia (Alaves) missed penalty (11 m.)
Standings:
