Barcelona

Barcelona missed the opportunity to return to the top of La Liga following a goalless draw at Valencia.

It's his 13th goal of the season and looks sure to restore Barca's place at the top of La Liga! Correia whips in an early cross and it appears Andre fails to make a connection with the ball allowing Lino to slot it home at the far post. The Poland talisman stretches to meet Raphinha's cross and score in the 93rd minute. The 34-year-old was incredibly unfortunate not to give Barcelona the lead in the first half, which would have prevented all the late drama. Lewandowski will have sent the travelling supporters home happy with his late heroics, but on reflection, the victory has come at a cost. The 19-year-old was through on goal but couldn’t find a way past onrushing goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, and minutes later he found the back of the net but was clearly in an offside position, cutting short his celebrations.

Barcelona needed a late winner from Robert Lewandowski to get a win over Valencia. Here are three talking points from the match.

Too often, the plan seems to get the ball out wide and hoping that a cross reaches Lewandowski to put it away. In the occasions where he would get the ball on the left, he’d try to dribble inside the box only to be snuffed out by the defense or have his attempt on goal blocked. He’s silenced some of the doubters and a contract extension is now on the cards. Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha both started out the season strong. From Raphinha’s cross, he leapt in the air with an outstretched leg to flick the ball past the keeper. Heading into the season, Jordi Alba seemed to have the left-back position covered.