The Spanish soccer champions Real Madrid suffered another setback in the title fight in La Liga.
The team around the German international Toni Kroos did not make it past 0-0 at the penultimate CA Osasuna and thus missed the temporary jump to first place.
The second in the Primera División is one point behind leaders Atlético Madrid (38). However, coach Diego Simeone’s team have played three games fewer than Real.
The Atlético home game against Athletic Bilbao was canceled due to the unusual winter weather. The guests could not arrive on Saturday. The airport of the Spanish capital was even closed in the meantime.
In addition, the bad conditions on the streets had also impaired the safety of their own team, the referees and the club employees, Atlético wrote on its website. The catch-up date is to be announced by the league in the coming days.
La Liga: Next brace from Lionel Messi
FC Barcelona, on the other hand, were able to play at Granada CF in the evening and won 4-0 (3-0) thanks to goals from Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezman. Messi scored in the 35th and 42nd minutes, the French in the 12th and 63rd minutes. Jesus Vallejo, who was only substituted in the second half, saw the hosts red card because of an emergency brake (78th).
Messi, who scored twice in the 3-2 draw against Athletic Bilbao during the week, took the lead in the top scorer list with eleven goals. In the table, the Catalans are in third place with 34 points.
Meanwhile, the league announced on Saturday that the game between Elche FC and Getafe FC would be postponed from this Sunday to next Monday. A corresponding application had been submitted to the responsible committee, it said. Some second division games are also to be postponed.
In Madrid alone, the storm “Filomena” caused chaos with heavy snowfalls. On the motorway rings of the Spanish capital, a blanket of snow more than 60 centimeters thick stuck many motorists, some of whom had to spend the night in their vehicles.
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