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La Liga: Barca misses chance to go on top post surprise Malaga defeat

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ANI Malaga [Spain]

Barcelona missed the chance to edge past Real Madrid and go on top of the La Liga standings after suffering a surprise 0-2 defeat against Malaga at La Rosaleda Stadium on Saturday.

Barcelona, who are currently at the second spot, could have moved level on points with Real Madrid with a win following the capital side's earlier draw against Atletico Madrid.

However, a first-half strike from ex-Barcelona forward Sandro Ramirez in the 32nd minute of the game and a late effort from Jony Rodriguez ended their hopes.

And things went from bad to worse after the interval with a second booking for Neymar - his first red card in LaLiga - following a reckless foul on Diego Llorente near the corner flag, reports goal.com.

 

The result means Luis Enrique's side remain on 69 points, three behind Real Madrid who have a game in hand. Barcelona face their fierce rivals after next week's match against Real Sociedad.

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First Published: Apr 09 2017 | 9:19 AM IST

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