CD. Leganés could not achieve a point against Barcelona in Butarque despite starting winning in the 11th minute with a goal from En-Nesyri. Suárez and Vidal recorded the return to the scoreboard in the second half.
CD. Leganés, who wore the purple kit in support of the fight against gender violence, jumped to the field very close in his lines and with high pressure on the exit of the Barcelona ball, something that will allow him to have a first approach in the minute one, after a steal of the ball in the front of the area and a shot of Braithwaite that went high.
On the following occasion, in a counterattack, Roque Mesa enabled En-Nesyri, who penetrated the area, cut in and placed the ball in the goal square of Ter Stegen, opening the scoring for Leganés in the 11th minute.
Then, Oscar was going to have a great new occasion after a robbery of Braith with a Piqué on the left wing. Oscar hit it and the ball went off the post. For its part, Barcelona could be their best occasion in the 22 ’, when Pichu went ahead of Suarez in a hand-in-hand.
Already in the second part, Barcelona found the equalized in an action to ball stopped in 52 '. A Messi center topped Suarez in the area and beat Cuéllar . Barcelona started controling the possession of the ball.
Leganés wanted to surprise Barça by counterattacking, but could not bother Ter Stegen as much as in the first half. Barcelona again found the dead ball situation prize, this time in a corner in 79 ’. The ball fell and bounced on Rubén Pérez's leg, enabling Vidal, who is in an illegal position except for the ball that arrives after being rejected on a player.
Leganés tried until the end, but could not turn the result in the final minutes.
