Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points with a hard-fought 1-0 win away to stubborn Leganes thanks to an own goal by defender Jorge Saenz on Saturday that took their unbeaten LaLiga run to 12 matches.
Hansi Flick’s side moved to 70 points above second-placed Real Madrid, who have 63 and visit Alaves on Sunday.
In a tense first half, the hosts could have taken the lead when Dani Raba’s pass found Adria Altimira in the box, but Barclona goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was on hand to deny him.
Barca also threatened when Jules Kounde beat Saenz to the ball before firing wide.
The deadlock was finally broken after the break when Barca took the lead after Raphinha’s cross for Robert Lewandowski was inadvertently deflected into the net by Leganes defender Saenz.
Barca, who are unbeaten in 24 games across all competitions, visit Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday having won the first game 4-0.
They will then host Celta Vigo in LaLiga on Saturday.
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