Barcelona missed a great opportunity to escape with 10 points in comparison to Real Madrid as they lost to Almeria tonight in the 23rd round, 1:0.
It is the first defeat for the Catalans after 13 matches in La Liga, where they won 11 times and drew twice.
The only goal in this match was the work of El Bilal Toure. The Malian forward struck in the 24th minute to hand Xavi Hernandez’s side only their second defeat of the season.
By the way, the goal scored by Toure was only the eighth that Barcelona conceded in this championship.
The leader now has 59 points, seven more than the current champion, Real Madrid.
Almeria is now 15th with 25 points.
