Barcelona meet La Liga title challenge with Las Palmas win

Barcelona responded to the Saturday La Liga title challenge thrown down to them as they sealed a late 2-0 win away at Las Palmas.

Rivals Atletico Madrid had edged back to the top of the rankings with a superb 3-0 victory on the road at Valencia.

However, despite the pressure increase, Hansi Flick’s side needed to react late on in Gran Canaria to secure all three points, and move one point above Los Rojiblancos overnight.

Both sides carved out chances early on but there was no breakthrough before the interval as Barcelona looked to seize their opportunity on a vital night in the title battle.

It was to be Flick’s second half changes that made the crucial difference in a tight battle as substitute Dani Olmo battered home Lamine Yamal’s cut back just after the hour mark to force a breakthrough for the visitors.