2 - 1
| Astudillo 42' |
Dani 22' |
| Nan Ribera 70'
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ALAVÉS (2): Herrera; Contra, Karmona, Téllez, Torres Mestre; Morales, Desio, Astudillo, Pablo (Eggen, m.84), Magno; Javi Moreno (Nan Ribera, m.64).
BARCELONA (1): Hesp; Ronald de Boer, Abelardo, Frank de Boer, Sergi; Lítmanen (Luis Enrique, m.45), Guardiola (Kluivert, m. 84), Cocu (Zenden, m.75); Simao, Dani and Rivaldo.
[19SEP99]
Spanish League leaders Barcelona
gave a weary performance on Saturday as they slipped to a shock
2-1 defeat at modest Alaves.
Barcelona, who looked to be cruising as they took the lead
through Dani Garcia after 22 minutes, first conceded a soft
equaliser by Mauricio Astudillo and then fell behind after a
terrible defensive error from Sergi Barjuan.
Their Champions League counterparts Real Madrid also looked
off-colour against Deportivo Coruna, needing a clever Raul
Gonzalez goal to snatch a 1-1 draw after Djalminha had given the
visitors the lead.
And Spain's third Champions League representatives Valencia
slumped to a fourth defeat out of four, 1-0 away at Real Betis.
Barcelona remain top for at least 24 hours, although a Rayo
Vallecano win at Celta Vigo would see them toppled from their
perch.
In the night's other games, Valladolid beat Malaga 4-2 and
Espanol won against Oviedo 2-1.
Barcelona's defeat at Alaves stemmed from a ridiculous
mix-up between Ruud Hesp and his defence.
After a rare attacking move from the home side had broken
down, Hesp played a short pass out to Sergi.
The defender was guilty of a terrible lapse in concentration
as he was more intent on explaining something to Frank de Boer
than looking where the ball was.
Nan Rivera -- hardly believing his luck -- stole in for the
ball before lobbing Hesp with a beautifully struck shot from
fully 35 metres.
Barcelona had started brightly enough, taking the lead
midway through the opening half as Dani Garcia squeezed a shot
inside the post from within the area.
But Barca threw away their lead before halftime as Astudillo
struck from close range after a fumble from Hesp.
Barcelona coach Louis van Gaal was as amazed as anyone by
the second goal.
"You can't concede a goal like that at this level," said the
Dutch coach. "Psychologically we were really down after that
point and we just couldn't get it back."
Reuters
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