Real Madrid vs Barcelona: Six times when La Liga's leader lost the title on the last day

#4. Real Madrid lost out to Barcelona

Paco Buyo’s error on the final day was crucial in the LaLiga title race!

The year?

1991-92

What happened?

Leo Beenhakker’s Real Madrid absolutely dominated Johan Cruyff’s much vaunted Barcelona side and led the league for 32 gameweeks including going into the final day. On that day, 7^th June, 1992, Madrid travelled to Tenerife while Barcelona hosted Athletic Club. They’d drawn each other 1-1 in their two fixtures of the season, and it would now be down to who could hold their nerve best.

Barcelona dispatched the Basques 2-0, while Madrid were leading 2-1 in the Canary Islands before fate struck with cruel certainity. Ricardo Rocha’s own goal made it 2-2 before Paco Buyo’s horrible gaffe allowed Tenerife’s Pier to take advantage, and make it 3-2. To the great joy of the Catalans, and the eternal disappointment of the Catillians, that was how it would end.

The game wasn’t without controversy – Luis Milla’s goal (which would have made it 3-1 Madrid) was called off by the referee for offside. Wrongly. But to chastise the referee for the choke is wrong. As he said it,

"I was wrong, but I did not score the second in my own goal," he said."Nor did I go after a ball that was heading out of play either.

Rank	Club (20 team league)	Points
1.	Barcelona	55
2.	Real Madrid	54
3.	Atletico Madrid	53