Barcelona paid the price for offensive sterility, not taking advantage of opportunities, and wasting the opportunity to move away from its rival Real Madrid by 15 points, by falling into a negative tie trap in front of its guest and neighbor Girona at the end of the 28th stage of the Spanish Football League.
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Barcelona wasted two valuable points at the top of the Spanish Football League, with a goalless draw with its guest, Girona, in the 28th round.
Barcelona failed to take advantage of the stumbling of its direct pursuer, Real Madrid, against its guest, Villarreal, 2/3, on Saturday.
The Catalan club scored one point, raising its lead to 72 points, 13 points ahead of runner-up Real Madrid, compared to 35 points for Girona in 11th place.
Barcelona dominated the course of the game from the start, and Polish sniper Robert Lewandowski wasted two chances in the first 10 minutes.
Girona’s first opportunity came in the 20th minute, after a solo effort by Ivan Martin, who finished it off with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball passed near the post.
The rhythm of the game decreased in the remaining time of the first half events, without any significant chances on the two goals.
Seven minutes after the start of the second half, Jules Conde almost opened the scoring for Barcelona with a powerful shot from the edge of the penalty area, but the ball passed just past Girona’s goal.
Girona responded with a dangerous opportunity, represented by a powerful shot by Valentin Castellanos from inside the penalty area, but the time passed a few centimeters from the Catalan goal.
Barcelona intensified its offensive pressure in the last ten minutes, hoping to snatch the winning goal, but it did not succeed in achieving its goal, and the match ended in a goalless draw.