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Barcelona FCB Ansu Fati (42'), Messi (Pen 69')
2 - 0
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Leganés LEG
Barcelona Leganés

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Barcelona 2-0 Leganes: Fati & Messi on target in comfortable win

The strike duo both found the net and though Barca were below their best they were able to claim an easy three points

A goal from Ansu Fati and a second-half penalty from Lionel Messi saw Barcelona record a hard-fought 2-0 home victory against Leganes at Camp Nou.

After La Liga recommenced at the weekend, Barca returned with a comfortable 4-0 victory versus Mallorca, but the fixture against Leganes on Tuesday was their first in front of a closed doors Camp Nou.

It was by no means a vintage performance, as they huffed and puffed for most of the first half until Fati hit a snapshot into the bottom right corner to make it 1-0 a few minutes before the break.

Barca, naturally, enjoyed the majority of possession (75%), and eventually found their second after Messi confidently dispatched a penalty in the 69th minute after earning a foul at the end of a thrilling run.

A very slight worry for Quique Setien, though, will be that his charges conceded six Leganes shots on goal and two on target, while the visitors created two golden opportunities which went spurned in the opening exchanges.

⚽ FC Man of the Match: Junior Firpo (8.3)

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THE GOALS

Barcelona has won the match.
  • Yellow card
    Yellow card for Ivan Rakitić.
    90+3'
  • Yellow card
    Yellow card for Júnior Firpo.
    89'
    Player IN

  • Substitute in, Bryan Gil.
    Player OUT

  • Substitute out, Recio.
    85'
  • Yellow card
    Yellow card for Clément Lenglet.
  • Yellow card
    Yellow card for Riqui Puig.
    84'
  • Yellow card
    Yellow card for Samuel Umtiti.
    83'
    Yellow card

  • Yellow card for Chidozie Awaziem.
    82'
  • Player IN
    Substitute in, Samuel Umtiti.
  • Player IN
    Substitute in, Riqui Puig.
  • Player OUT
    Substitute out, Gerard Pique.
  • Player OUT
    Substitute out, Arthur.
    73'
    Player IN

  • Substitute in, Kévin Rodrigues.
    Player IN

  • Substitute in, Guido Carrillo.
    Player OUT

  • Substitute out, Jonathan Silva.
    Player OUT

  • Substitute out, Guerrero.
    71'
  • GOAL!!! 2-0
    Penalty scored by Lionel Messi.
    69'
    Yellow card

  • Yellow card for Rubén Pérez.
    68'
    Player IN

  • Substitute in, Ibrahim Amadou.
    Player OUT

  • Substitute out, Javier Eraso.
  • Player IN
    Substitute in, Arturo Vidal.
  • Player OUT
    Substitute out, Sergio Busquets.
    63'
  • Player IN
    Substitute in, Luis Suárez.
  • Player OUT
    Substitute out, Ansu Fati.
    54'
  • Player IN
    Substitute in, Nélson Semedo.
  • Player OUT
    Substitute out, Sergi Roberto.
    53'
    Player IN

  • Substitute in, Roger Assalé.
    Player OUT

  • Substitute out, Roque Mesa.
    46'
  • Assist
    Assist given by Júnior Firpo.
  • GOAL!!! 1-0
    Goal by Ansu Fati.
    42'
    Yellow card

  • Yellow card for Unai Bustinza.
    37'