Ferran Torres in action Source: SITA / AP / Joan Monfort BARCELONA – Four days after being eliminated from the UEFA Europa League, FC Barcelona footballers suffered another severe blow. In La Liga at home, they shocked with a relegation threatened by Cadiz 0: 1 and practically lost the chance to win the title. The Catalans lost a seven-match winning streak in Spain’s highest competition. In the table, they are in second place with a loss of 15 points to the leader of Real Madrid, while they played a duel less. Cadiz had a chance to take the lead on 48 minutes into the match, coming in from the left, but the ball hit the post and the defense easily cleared the rebound. Goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen hit the head and hit, but he didn’t have time to react to another of Lucas Perez’s legs from close range. For Cadiz, it’s another Barcelona scalp, winning the previous three duels since 2020 and drawing twice. “After this loss, we have to be self-critical and say things straight to face to face. Players need to realize that they are wearing a Barcy jersey. In home games they have to show much greater hunger for victory and character, they have to play with more confidence. If we “We wanted to maintain a mathematical chance to win the title, we needed three points from the match with Cadiz. We didn’t make it and now we have to fight to finish in the top four,” Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez told accredited media. Photo gallery (9) Source: SITA / AP / Joan Monfort His charges have 60 points, as well as FC Sevilla in third place and fourth Atletico Madrid, but they have a good match. Fifth Betis Sevilla loses three points to second place. The duel with Cadiz was boycotted by some Barcelona fans who decided to protest that there were about 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt supporters at Camp Nou during EL’s quarter-final retaliation. At the same time, they only had 5,000 tickets available. “I am sorry that the fans have decided to take this step and that part of the stands has been empty. We must be united now, Barcelona needs every single fan,” Xavi said. Photo gallery (9) Source: SITA / AP / Joan Monfort Cadiz got out of the descent zone and jumped to 16th place thanks to a valuable triumph. “This victory will give us wings, after the loss to Real Betis we needed it as salt. We closed the premises well during the whole duel. The final minutes were very emotional. Barcelona got us under pressure and created more chances, but Jeremias Ledesma supported us with excellent interventions. , “Cadiz coach Sergio Gonzalez told the daily Marc. Photo gallery for article Number of photos: 9 Author: © Zoznam Source: TASR