This archive report was first published on 23 November 2019.
November 23, 2019 - Barcelona's season took a crucial turn as they edged past Leganes 2-1, thanks to a late winner from Arturo Vidal.
The match, played at Butarque, saw Leganes take an early lead through Youssef En-Nesyri's brilliant opener in the 12th minute. However, Barcelona fought back, with Luis Suarez heading home a Lionel Messi free-kick to level the score.
Barcelona's second goal came courtesy of a fortuitous strike from Vidal in the 79th minute, which proved to be the winner.
The victory comes as a relief to under-pressure coach Ernesto Valverde, whose team now turn their attention to Wednesday's crunch Champions League group game against Borussia Dortmund at Camp Nou.
Barcelona stay top of the table, three points above Real Madrid, who play later on Saturday at home to La Liga's surprise high-fliers Real Sociedad.
"It was a big win because the game was very difficult," Valverde said. "The pitch was dreadful, there was a lot of wind and they scored early. I don't want it to sound like an excuse but it made it hard and still we were able to win. It wasn't a brilliant game but these are the ones you have to win to win the title."
