Barcelona held on to their meager hope of chasing La Liga champions Real Madrid and defeating its host Valladolid 1-0 today, Saturday, in the 36th round of the League, which opened earlier today with Osasuna's victory over Celta Vigo 2-1.
Barcelona settled the confrontation with a single goal scored by Chilean star Arturo Vidal in the 15th minute.
Barcelona raised its balance to 79 points in second place, one point behind Real Madrid, who will play their match in the same round tomorrow, Monday, against ninth-ranked Granada, while Valladolid's balance was frozen at 39 points in the fourteenth place.
Barcelona was the best team in terms of possession and offensive pressure, as well as the seriousness of attempts during the first half, during which he managed to advance with the goal of Vidal.
But things changed clearly in the second half, as Barcelona's offensive activity decreased and Valladolid imposed its presence further, as well as it made more than a scoring attempt that would have overturned the balance of the match but failed to shake the net to end the confrontation with Barcelona's victory.