La Liga: Barca move nine clear in Spain after narrow win while Real Madrid draw
FC Barcelona defeated Valencia 1-0 to move nine points clear at the top of La Liga after Real Madrid drew 0-0 away to Betis.
FC Barcelona defeated Valencia 1-0 to move nine points clear at the top of La Liga after Real Madrid drew 0-0 away to Betis.
FC Barcelona produced a rock-solid and very untypical defensive display to beat Real Madrid 1-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal.
FC Barcelona wasted a chance to move 10 points clear at the top of La Liga when they lost 1-0 away to Almeria.
Two goals in the last three minutes of the first half saw FC Barcelona win 2-0 at home over Cadiz, which keeps them eight points clear at the top of La Liga after 22 rounds.
Meanwhile, Pepe Aragones, the acting regional president, said: "We will have to see if we have to take further action.
The Blaugrana fought tooth and nail in the match against Getafe at Camp Nou. However, first-half goals from Griezmann (33rd minute) and Sergi Roberto (39th minute) saw them finishing with the favourable results.
Suarez had joined Barcelona from Liverpool in a deal which was reported to be around at €80 million way back in 2014 and he has been splendid for them ever since.
The Prosecutor's Office requested two years in prison and a 10 million euro fine for Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar, and five years in prison for Rosell, who was recently cleared of money laundering charges.
Barcelona, although it controlled the ball just 44 per cent of the time, a record low in league games since the 2004-2005 season, still managed to implement coach Ernesto Valverde's plan switching from a 4-3-3 configuration to 4-4-2, dropping Philippe Coutinho for Arturo Vidal.
The highly rated youngster, who can play in either central defence or in a holding role in midfield.
