BarcelonaThe reign of La Liga champions came to a shameful end as 10 men Osasuna grabbed an injury time winner at Camp Nou.
The 2-1 loss meant that Real Madrid would be champion regardless of their result against Villarreal, but Zinedine Zidane’s team managed a 2-1 victory to open a seven-point gap at the top. Lionel Messi, whose sublime free kick was the only highlight for the hosts, furiously targeted “the entire club” after the loss.
“We did not expect to end this way, but it sums up the year for us,” Messi told Spanish television. “We are a weak team that can be defeated with enough intensity and enthusiasm. We have lost many points that we should not have done. [and] It has been very inconsistent. We need to be self-critical, starting with the players but also throughout the club. We are Barcelona and we are obliged to win every game. “
Osasuna took the lead when Adrián López released Pervis Estupiñán with a clever pass from the left, and his cross was drilled in the bottom corner by striker José Arnaiz in the 16th minute. Messi hit the crossbar with a free kick in the 22nd minute But Barça had trouble creating other clear opportunities before the break.
Martin Braithwaite thought he had called early in the second half, but Messi was found to be offside in the build. The Argentine made peace in the 62nd minute, curving a free kick with his left into the top corner from 25 yards. Luis Suárez then saw another effort ruled out for a marginal offside.
The hosts had improved a lot in the second half and felt the possibility of victory with 13 minutes to play, after Osasuna’s substitute Enric Gallego was ejected by an elbow. But when Barcelona advanced in search of a winner, Roberto Torres caught the local defense on flat feet and crashed at home from the center of Kike Barja.
Leganes They will take their dramatic gamble to beat the fall until the last day of the season after winning 2-0 with 10 men. Athletic de Bilbao, but Real Mallorca They go straight back to the second level after a 2-1 home loss to Pomegranate.
Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon was sent off in the 22nd minute for taking down Leganes winger Bryan Gil, giving the visitors a golden opportunity to claim their third victory in four games. The advance took until the 79th minute, with Miguel Ángel Guerrero scoring the vital goal before his substitute teammate Roger Assalé added a second in halftime.
Victory leaves Leganés one point behind Celtic vigo, who lost 3-2 at home to I raised After a dramatic contest. Enes Bardhi put the visitors 2-0 up, but Santi Mina and Iago Aspas rose to Celta’s level. Borja Mayoral restored Levante’s second half lead, but they saw Jorge Miramón sent off just before the hour.
Celta thought they had captured a death point through Gabriel Fernández, but their effort was discarded by VAR for offside. While the hosts awaited the verdict, striker Nolito was sent off for his repeated protests to the referee. Leganés receives the champion Real Madrid on Sunday, while Celta’s visit relegated Espanyol.
Alaves they secured their superior flight status with a 2-1 win away at Real Betis thanks to goals from Joselu and defender Rodrigo Ely, who was later sent off. Atletico Madrid won 2-0 in Getafe, a result that allowed Real society to reach the sixth with a 0-0 draw at home for Seville. Valencia they’re still in the race for Europe after Kevin Gameiro beat them 1-0 Spanish.
In series A, Internazionale raised to second after hitting bottom stick Spal 4-0 away from home. Antonio Conte’s side closed the gap with Juventus leaders to six points with five games to go, and left Spal 11 points adrift and almost certain of relegation.
Alexis Sánchez continued his revival when he established the first goal for Antonio Candreva in the first half and then added the third for the hour. Cristiano Biraghi and Roberto Gagliardini scored the other goals. In the other game on Thursday, Torino It eased their relegation fears with a 3-0 victory over Genoa, which remain one point out of the last three.
