Sevilla humble Real Madrid, Leganes stun Barcelona and Juventus down Bologna – European football as it happened
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Your support makes all the difference.La Liga leaders Barcelona slumped to a shock first loss of the season on Wednesday, suffering a 2-1 defeat at struggling Leganes after conceding twice in two second-half minutes as coach Ernesto Valverde's squad rotation backfired.
Philippe Coutinho gave the champions the lead in the 12th minute with a classy volley and Lionel Messi smacked a shot against the bar as Barca, resting Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez, made a strong start against Leganes, who began the game bottom of the table.
Barca's comfortable hold on the game dramatically fell apart shortly after the interval when Nabil El Zhar headed home a looping cross in the 52nd minute and 20-year-old Oscar Rodriguez turned in a second goal barely sixty seconds later to the joy of the 12,000 fans crammed into the Butarque stadium.
When is it?
Leganes vs Barcelona kicks off at 19:00 BST at Leganes’ Estadio Municipal de Butarque, and Real Madrid’s clash against Sevilla begins at 21:00 BST.
Where can I watch it?
La Liga matches are not broadcast on normal television in the UK, instead they are shown live on online streaming service Eleven Sports. The streaming service is priced at £5.99 a month, or £59.99 for an annual pass.
Juventus vs Bologna
This game kicks off in 40 minutes, incidentally...
Leganes 0-1 Barcelona
22 mins: There's a collector's item for you - a Busquets effort from 35 yards... It sails high and wide, but still, a rare sighting all the same.
Leganes 0-1 Barcelona
30 mins: It's getting a bit scrappy here now from Leganes as Barcelona's 90-minute game of rondo is starting to frustrate them. Ivan Rakitic is taking the brunt of it after being bundled over twice in a matter of minutes.
Leganes 0-1 Barcelona
35 mins: Barca are really pushing for a second before half-time now with lots of intricate passing around the Leganes penalty area. A couple of nutmegs and Messi is through... but he's just offside.
Leganes 0-1 Barcelona
45 mins: Ter Stegen saves Barca - literally - after Rodriguez makes the most of some slack defending from Sergi Roberto, who is caught up field. He cuts inside and tries to curl a right-footed effort into the top corner, but Ter Stegen is equal to it.
And with that, it's half time.
Juventus vs Bologna
Will we be seeing more of this tonight from Cristiano Ronaldo?
Juventus vs Bologna
The game in Turin is about to kick off and we will have updates of that game as well as coverage of the rest of Leganes vs Barcelona, before it's the turn of Real Madrid straight after. So stick with us, we're not even halfway through yet!
Leganes 0-1 Barcelona
46 mins: Barca actually had 73% of possession in that first half, despite Leganes actually having more shots on goal as we get back underway in this second half.
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