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Leganes captain reveals the key to keeping out Barcelona after shock win

Leganes captain Sergio González has been talking about how his team kept out Barcelona after picking up a shock 1-0 win over Hansi Flick’s side.

The visitors scored early from a corner in a routine that Gonzalez admitted had been practised ahead of the game.

“We had rehearsed and it came off perfectly,” he told Cadena SER. “The players making the perfect block to get in wide at the near post.

“He [Oscar Rodriguez] puts in a spectacular ball, when I saw it in the air I knew 100% that it was going in.