Barcelona blows chance to move top in stunning loss to Malaga

Real Madrid opened the door for Barcelona on Saturday, and instead of knocking it over and taking advantage of the opportunity, the Blaugrana ran right into it and fell flat on their backside.

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After Los Blancos' 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid earlier in the day, Barca went into its contest against Malaga knowing three points would push the Catalan side into top spot in La Liga, ahead of Real on goal difference.

The chance went begging, though, as Lionel Messi and company slumped to a shocking 2-0 loss at the Estadio La Rosaleda.

Sandro Ramirez came back to haunt his former side by scoring the opening goal of the night, while Jony secured the result in the 90th minute by converting one of the many counter-attack opportunities Malaga had.

Barcelona, who lost Neymar to a red card in the second half, will need to regroup ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Juventus.