Cadiz Beat Barca In Front Of 42,000 Empty Seats To Leave Real Madrid 7 Points From La Liga Glory

Cadiz beat Barcelona 1-0 in front of 42,000 empty seats to leave Real Madrid seven points from La Liga glory. Barca have now lost back-to-back home games.
Cadiz Beat Barca In Front Of 42,000 Empty Seats To Leave Real Madrid 7 Points From La Liga Glory
Cadiz Beat Barca In Front Of 42,000 Empty Seats To Leave Real Madrid 7 Points From La Liga Glory /

Barcelona have suffered back-to-back home defeats for the first time under manager Xavi Hernandez.

After losing 3-2 to Eintracht Frankfurt to exit the Europa League on Thursday, Barca were beaten 1-0 by Cadiz in La Liga on Monday.

There were almost 42,000 empty seats at the Camp Nou.

An official crowd of just 57,495 watched former Arsenal forward Lucas Perez score the only goal at the 99,354-capacity stadium.

Cadiz players pictured celebrating at the Camp Nou after Lucas Perez scored in their 1-0 win over Barcelona in April 2022
Cadiz players pictured celebrating after Lucas Perez scored in their 1-0 win over Barcelona :: IMAGO/CordonPress

The result means that Barca can only achieve a maximum of 81 points by winning all of their remaining matches.

Real Madrid therefore need just seven points from their final six fixtures to guarantee becoming champions of Spain for the 35th time.

Barca may now be looking down the table instead of up it because their place in next season's Champions League is not yet assured.

They have a game in hand on all of their top-four rivals, but will be under significant pressure if their losing run continues.

Barca are now level on points with Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, while only five points separate them from Real Sociedad in sixth place.

Fifth place Real Betis are just three points behind Xavi's side.

Cadiz players celebrate in a huddle after beating Barcelona 1-0 in April 2022
There were almost 42,000 empty seats at the Camp Nou on Monday night :: IMAGO/NurPhoto/Xavier Bonilla

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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.