Bookmakers : Real Valladolid 1 -0 Barcelona

Spanish champions Barcelona's title hopes are out of their own hands after a shock defeat at Real Valladolid.

Valladolid, who started the day in the relegation zone, took the lead in the 17th minute through Fausto Rossi, who fired home after he and Javi Guerra had shots blocked.

Lionel Messi, who had a chance saved before the opener, and Cesc Fabregas forced keeper Diego Marino into more stops but they trailed at half-time for the first time in the league this season.

Spanish football expert Guillem Balague on Twitter

FCB essence [is] disappearing. This has never been only about Pep or Messi or veterans. It is much more. No structure to the team. Think about it. That means: less leadership, less work, less authority, less ideas. Less care. Whatever the result.

Messi, the visitors' brightest player despiterecent on-field vomiting problems, forced another two saves after the break and Neymar blazed a shot over from close range as Barcelona could not find a way through.

Valladolid substitute Oscar Gonzalez almost doubled the hosts' lead on the counter-attack as Barcelona slipped to a third defeat in six league games and a second straight away defeat.

Atletico Madrid beat Celta Vigo 2-0 on Saturday evening to overtake Gerardo Martino's side with 11 games left.

The Catalan club are now one point behind both Atletico and Real Madrid. Real could go four points above Barcelona with victory over Levante in their game in hand on Sunday.

"The team lacked ideas but not intensity," the Barcelona boss said. "We completely failed in generating play and that's what stopped us from getting the result.

"We lacked what makes us Barca: good elaboration in our build-up, finding spaces, breaking through on the wings and having depth. But we didn't lack attitude."

They have the chance to bounce back from their La Liga upset when they host Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Catalans won the last-16 first-leg tie 2-0 in Manchester.

LINEUP, BOOKINGS (6) & SUBSTITUTIONS (6)

Real Valladolid

13 Mariño
02 Rukavina
17 Peña Booked
04 Valiente (Sastre - 59' Booked )
06 Rueda
15 Mitrovic
05 Rossi Booked
18 Rubio Booked
23 Contreiras Gonçalves (González Marcos - 66' )
09 Javi Guerra
21 Bergdich Booked (Rama - 72' )

Substitutes

01 Jiménez Merlo
07 Osorio
08 Baraja
10 González Marcos
11 Larsson
16 Sastre
19 Rama

Barcelona

01 Valdés
22 Dani Alves
21 Adriano
16 Busquets
03 Piqué Booked (Sergi - 72' )
14 Mascherano
06 Xavi
04 Fábregas (Sánchez - 61' )
10 Messi
07 Pedro
11 Neymar (Tello - 74' )

Substitutes

02 Montoya
09 Sánchez
15 Bartra
19 Afellay
20 Tello
24 Sergi
25 Olazábal Paredes

Ref: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Att: 22,921

MATCH STATS

Shots

713

On target

Corners

Fouls

1514

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full TimeMatch ends, Real Valladolid 1, Barcelona 0.

90:00+4:21Full time

Full TimeSecond Half ends, Real Valladolid 1, Barcelona 0.

90:00+0:52

Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Peña.

90:00+0:16Booking

BookingLluis Sastre (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

90:00+0:12

Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90:00+0:12

Foul by Lluis Sastre (Real Valladolid).

87:58

Offside, Barcelona. Alexis Sánchez tries a through ball, but Dani Alves is caught offside.

86:41

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

86:41

Foul by Álvaro Rubio (Real Valladolid).

86:23Booking

BookingÁlvaro Rubio (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.