A frustrating night for Barca as they only draw against relegation candidate Granada

The situation is dire in Barcelona. With Real Madrid’s great form and only one defeat in La Liga so far, the Catalans couldn’t afford to win against the 19th-placed Granada, who recorded only one win in the first nine games of La Liga. But, after a shocking 2-1 lead, the newly promoted home team was just minutes from a sensational win against Barca, which would give Real a serious four-point lead. But Sergi Roberto decided it was time for his first goal of the season, and he saved his team in the final minutes: Granada – Barcelona 2-2. Still, this is an embarrassing result, after all, considering the strength of the La Liga champion. Xavi’s team allowed themselves to fall behind after only 20 seconds of the game, and instead of turning the game over shortly, they were losing 2-0 after 30 minutes of the game. This is Xavi’s third draw of the season and certainly a lowdown ahead of the international break.

It all started at 00:00:20 when Barcelona lost the ball in midfield, and Bryan Zaragoza was put through in the right-hand side of the penalty area and took a shocking lead. The visitors responded with a fierce attack only to see the same player scoring again in the 29th minute. It was Bryan again, and this time, he ‘broke’ Kounde with two great dribbles and put the ball into the top corner of the near post. Barca’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal (16) eased the pain before the end of the first half, and it was expected that the Catalans would finish the job easily in the second part. But, it took them 40 minutes to do so, and by then, it was late for the total turnaround. Reserve Sergi Roberto used a low cross from Kounde to equalize, and even then, Zaragoza had a chance to score the third goal but managed only to hit the post. Joao Felix managed to score in injury time, but the referee nullified it due to an offside from Ferran Torres. Surely, Xavi will have his complaints, but the result is still 2-2.

LA LIGA - MATCHDAY 9

Friday

Ath. Bilbao - Almeria 3-0 (1-0)

/Guruzeta 10, Garcia 63, Sancet 81/

Saturday

Cadiz - Girona 0-1 (0-0)

/Garcia 59/

Real Madrid - Osasuna 4-0 (1-0)

/Bellingham 9, 54, Vinicius Jr 65, Joselu 70/

Mallorca - Valencia 1-1 (1-1)

/Rodriguez 5 - Lopez 45+3/

Sevilla - Rayo Vallecano 2-2 (0-2)

/Sow 50, El-Nesyri 90+6 - Valentin 21, Garcia 26/

Sunday

Villareal - Las Palmas 1-2 (0-1)

/Moreno 90+2 - Coco 45+2, Cardona 51 pen/

Atl.Madrid - Sociedad 2-1 (1-0)

/Lino 22, Griezmann(p) 89 - Oyarzabal 73/

Alaves - Betis (1-1)

/Bellerin (og) 35 - Perez 32/

Celta - Getafe 2-2 (2-2)

/Bamba 24, Larsen 42 - Mayoral 2, Greenwood 33/

Granada - Barcelona 2-2 (2-0)

/Zaragosa 1, 29 - Yamal 45+1, Roberto 85/