Barcelona Falls 2-1 to Las Palmas in La Liga

Barcelona's 125th anniversary celebrations were marred by a surprising 2-1 defeat to Las Palmas at the Olympic Stadium, marking Hansi Flick's first home loss as coach. Despite a promising start, Alejandro Balde was stretchered off after a collision, and the first half ended without goals. Las Palmas took the lead shortly after halftime with a goal from Sandro Ramirez, but Raphinha equalized for Barcelona soon after. However, Fabio Silva restored Las Palmas' advantage just six minutes later, and Barcelona struggled to find an equalizer despite several late attempts, including a notable save by goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen. This defeat extends Barcelona's winless streak to three La Liga matches, leaving them with one point and five goals conceded in that span. Real Madrid is now poised to close the gap on Barcelona in the standings with a win in their upcoming match.