Barca plays with fire

Barcelona has given its fourth defeat in the last five games, several of them undeservedly, as this Sunday against Valencia (1-2) victory at Camp Nou was and he left the championship tighter than ever.

Luis Enrique still leaders, but by goal difference. A five matches to conclude the championship, the club has the same points as Atletico Madrid and one more than Real Madrid in a season finale in which they have appeared all ghosts to Barca.

He played to win, deserved by number of occasions and harassment, but lost. He sat Valencia to Barcelona on the couch as he had done before Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad, and saw flit everything that has happened in the last month and does not buy it. It does play well, regular or not so well, because the result is almost always the same: a defeat.

Especially after the first time, the footballing merits of Luis Enrique were unquestionable. They dominated the game and had chances to kill the game, but Barca lost 0-2, after a goal that bounced off Rakitic Siqueira and misled Bravo and somewhat late Santi Mina.

Sitting on the couch watching what was a perfect record of 39 matches had collapsed without explanation, something worth psychoanalyst. The trifecta of 'cientoypico' goals had forgotten mark, the defense is a creme brulee and the goalkeeper, who plays does not matter, is not as sharp as before.

So Barca stood in the break with a 0-2 when the match was not for that. In fact, Barca had four very clear chances to take the lead before the goal Siqueira and another before Santi Mina.

Luis Enrique put Sergi Roberto Dani Alves in the team gala. Brazil paid its excess 'Instagram' and stayed on the bench and his replacement was one of the highlights in the match.

Valencia played with the nerves of the club. With nothing to lose and the lesson learned she was found with two goals and was entrusted to Diego Alves, who was the best of his team.

Along the way Barca squandered many opportunities. Messi missed just before Alves 7 minutes, Suarez did not reach a center of Alba when he was alone inside the area (M.11), Neymar not hit upon a Vaseline (m.12) and the 'flea' in a combination with Brazil (m.25).

Valencia had an arrival of Rodrigo, in the 17 minutes before the goal. It was in an embodiment of Siqueira, he covered Rakitic shot, the ball bounced off the Croatian and left Bravo (M.26).

Despite the 0-1, the club was not broke and all. 39 Messi could tie, but Parejo empowered discount Santi Mina and his team went 0-2.

They did not play Barca so well in the second half. Nerves gripped Barcelona fans. They were all looking at Valencia, but were no longer so clear-sighted and appealed more to epic than quality.

Thus came the 1-2, the Leo Messi 500 so that took a good team move met with great assistance of Jordi Alba.

In this way, the club had ended a run of 249 minutes without scoring a goal. With 27 minutes remaining the game, anything was possible. Barca lived in the wire and the extraordinary coverage of its central couple (Pique and Mascherano) that gave many extra balls for his team again to tip over on the goal of Alves in an infinite loop.

After the goal of Messi, Barca had three clear chances to at least tie the game, but neither Neymar nor Rakitic and Pique were right, nor Paco Alcacer, who missed a goal 85 minutes the on fortunately for his team not never regret.