The second half of Robert Lewandowski was enough to see Barcelona moving four points on Drift from Laliga leaders Real Madrid after beating Deportivo Alaves 1-0 on Sunday.
Barcelona went on to 45 points and closes to the second placed Atletico Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti's tables, which were amazed by Espanyol 24 hours earlier.
The side of Hansi Flick started clearly and almost went on after four minutes when the Mazy -Run of Lamine Yamal finished at the feet of Raphinha, who shot widely up close.
A collision of heads between Gavi and Tomas Conechny In the first half, both players saw in a match that was missing clear opportunities in the opening fairs.
Lewandowski then shot a left-foot strike wide from the right post while Barcelona struggled to test the visiting goalkeeper Jesus Owono before the break.
The hosts kept pushing the opener while Yamal cut in and unleashed a stabbing attack on goal, only for Owono to tip the ball brilliantly over the bar.
But Barcelona walked ahead just after the hour when the bent cross of Yamal was friendly on Lewandowski who turned the ball home with a first finish from the box.
After opening the score, the Blaugrana was happy to protect their lead and could see a 15th competition victory of the season to keep their title hopes alive.
Data Debrief: Lewangoalski the difference again
Barcelona knew that they had to take advantage of Madrid's slip-up on Saturday, and they did this through their Master Scherpschutter, where Lewandowski scored his 18th LABERA goal of the season to seal a huge victory.
It was also the 60th LABERA goal of the post in his 90th performance since he became a member of the Blaugrana, with only Cristiano Ronaldo (61) and Luis Suarez (66) who reached that milestone faster than Lewandowski in the Spanish top.
He also scored the opening goal of a Laara match in 2024-25 for a high-seventh time division, but his winner was made by the brilliant Yamal.
Yamal tried 21 dribbles against Alaves (11 completed), most of each Barcelona player in one Lalala game since at least 2005-06 (20 by Lionel Messi vs Mallorca in April 2007), while he also creates more opportunities (three) then Someone on the field.
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