#3 Barcelona goalless in La Liga for the first time this season

With this draw, the Blaugranas have extended their unbeaten run in the league to yet another game. However, they could not secure the three points this time around and in a first instance in the season, failed to score in La Liga.
The result meant that the table-toppers dropped two points at home, thereby reducing the gap between them and second-placed Atletico Madrid to seven points.
There were pressing efforts from the hosts, more so in the second half, but none of them could help them draw blood. Valverde, in his post-match interview, defended his players pertaining to the fact that they made the Copa del Rey final just a few days back and thus, might've lacked the necessary amount of freshness on the pitch.