Barca broke 13 matches unbeaten in La Liga

Before the match, Barca is expected to have a victory after being eliminated from the European arena. Barca are unbeaten in all 13 matches against Almeria in La Liga, including 11 wins and two draws, averaging three goals per game.

But Almeria shocked at Mediterraneo yesterday. The difference was made in the 24th minute, when El Bilal Toure made a wall for Luis Suarez from a long swing in his own half. The Colombian striker blocked a beat and then clicked the ball for Toure to eliminate Andreas Christensen, penetrated the penalty area and then hit the edge of the crossbar to net Marc-Andre ter Stegen.

Barca conceded their eighth goal and conceded their third in a La Liga game this season - the best stats in the league. In the remaining two times, Xavi's army defeated Osasuna 2-1 in November 2022 and lost 1-3 at Real in October.

Barca also broke a 13-match unbeaten streak and received their second loss in La Liga, after the El Clasico match at the Bernabeu. However, they still hold the top spot with 59 points, seven points more than Real - the club drew Atletico 1-1 in the early game.

Yesterday, Barca welcomed the return of Gavi - the midfielder was absent from the 1-2 defeat at Man Utd due to suspension, but the game was deadlocked. The visitors controlled the ball 72%, had 13 shots on target with only one on target - compared to Almeria's 6 and 4.

During 90 minutes, Barca crossed 47 shots into the box - their highest number in an away game in La Liga since the 2005-2006 season. And Barca have not won all five games with at least 47 crosses in the tournament during this period, with three draws and two losses.

Almeria could win even more if she took the chance. In the fourth minute of compensation, Adri Embarba did not cross to his teammate, but directly hit Ter Stegen's foot in the face-to-face position. Then, the ball hit a Barca player's foot and bounced back but did not go into the goal.

With two consecutive defeats, Barca ran poorly for their trip to Real in the first leg of the King's Cup semi-final on March 2.