Saturday Real Madrid failed to win against Espanyol making them lose 3 points and their arch-rival, Barcelona grabbed the opportunity to reduce the point difference making the title league interesting.
Barcelona Won 1-0 Against Deportivo Alaves Taking Full Advantage Of The Point Loss Of League Leader Real Madrid Making The Title Race More Exciting
After Los Blancos' defeat, it was a golden opportunity for the escalates to take advantage of this. Hansi Flick went full attack mode on the Alaves who are currently battling in the relegation zone. From the start of the game the intention of Barcelona was clear, that is to secure full points from the match.
Lewandowski’s goal became the deciding for Barcelona to settle the score against Alaves
Despite the attacking game, Bara faced difficulties in breaking the defense line of Alaves repeatedly. Due to this, Hansi Flick’s team only made 4 target shots which is way lower than their match average. The low-block tactics of Alaves worked properly until first half of the game.
In the second half, Flick substituted Araujo with Garcia and Casado with De Jong. In the 61st minute, Lewandowski scored the winner for the home side finishing the cross cum shot of Lamine Yamal that deflected off the head of Alaves defender.
Hansi Flick has the opportunity to climb up in the league table this month
After the goal, Barca got several half chances that the players failed to capitalize on to increase the lead. With the win, the Spanish giant secured 45 points but still be in third position in the table having Atletico with 48 and Real Madrid with 49 above them.
Atletico also won 2-0 to Mallorca thanks to Lino and Greizman gave Los Colchoneros the lead after Real lost points. Diego Simeone now has to focus on regaining their position in the league as Real has a tight fixture in February which could be beneficial for Atletico and Barca.
