Unterzahl: Flick kassiert erste Niederlage mit Barca

Flick's first defeat with Barca

Barcelona suffered their first defeat under new manager Hansi Flick as they were beaten 1-0 by Almeria in La Liga on Sunday.

The only goal of the game came in the 24th minute when El Bilal Toure took advantage of some poor defending from Barca to score from close range.

Barca were reduced to 10 men in the 68th minute when Robert Lewandowski was sent off for a second bookable offence.

The defeat leaves Barca second in the table, three points behind leaders Real Madrid.

It is the first time that Barca have lost a league game since October, and it is Flick's first defeat as manager of the club.

Flick will be hoping to bounce back from the defeat when Barca face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final on Thursday.

Here are some of the key points from the game:

Barcelona were without a number of key players, including Ousmane Dembele, Pedri and Gavi.
Almeria took the lead in the 24th minute through El Bilal Toure.
Barcelona were reduced to 10 men in the 68th minute when Robert Lewandowski was sent off.
The defeat leaves Barca second in the table, three points behind leaders Real Madrid.
It is the first time that Barca have lost a league game since October.
Flick will be hoping to bounce back from the defeat when Barca face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final on Thursday.

Here is a link to the match report:

Match report