Teenage winger Lamine Yamal scored twice as Barcelona came from behind to draw a six-goal thriller against La Liga strugglers Granada.
The 16-year-old hit the opener for the hosts but Ricard Sanchez levelled from Facundo Pellistri’s cross.
A frenetic six-minute period saw on-loan Manchester United winger Pellistri add the visitors’ second, Robert Lewandowksi equalise and Ignasi Miquel restore Granada’s lead.
Yamal’s second rounded off the scoring.
While the contribution of Yamal was a huge positive, in the context of the title race it proved to be another disappointing occasion for Barcelona.
Xavi’s side now sit 10 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid and they also missed out on the opportunity to get within touching distance of second-placed Girona, who are five points clear of them.
Their performance underlined why Xavi has decided to leave the club at the end of the season – convinced the Catalan club needs a change of direction.
Granada, who had taken just one point on their travels this season and who are battling relegation, looked capable of scoring at will against a porous Barca defence that has now conceded almost five times as many goals at home as in the entirety of last season.
Line-ups
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3
- 1ter Stegen
- 23Koundé
- 33Cubarsí
- 5Martínez
- 2CanceloSubstituted forRaphinhaat 75′minutes
- 21F de Jong
- 15ChristensenSubstituted forLópezat 67′minutesBooked at 78mins
- 22Gündogan
- 27Yamal
- 9Lewandowski
- 8PedriSubstituted forGuiuat 89′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Araújo
- 11Raphinha
- 13Peña Sotorres
- 16López
- 30Casadó
- 31Kochen
- 37Victor
- 38Guiu
- 39Fort
Granada
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 25Batalla
- 12Sánchez
- 4Rubio
- 14MiquelBooked at 78mins
- 3Maouassa
- 6Hongla
- 19PellistriSubstituted forJózwiakat 84′minutes
- 20RuizBooked at 33mins
- 23GumbauSubstituted forTorrenteat 90+5′minutes
- 21MelendoSubstituted forCallejónat 75′minutes
- 11UzuniSubstituted forArezoat 84′minutes
Substitutes
- 8Arezo
- 9Callejón
- 10Rodríguez Díaz
- 13Martínez
- 15Neva
- 17Corbeanu
- 18Józwiak
- 28Torrente
- 31López
- 32Bosch
- Referee:
- Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
- Attendance:
- 41,901
Live Text
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Match ends, Barcelona 3, Granada CF 3.
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Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Granada CF 3.
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Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner.
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Substitution, Granada CF. Raúl Torrente replaces Gerard Gumbau.
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Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner.
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Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
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José Callejón (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Guiu replaces Pedri.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match because of an injury Augusto Batalla (Granada CF).
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Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
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Kamil Józwiak (Granada CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
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Substitution, Granada CF. Kamil Józwiak replaces Facundo Pellistri.
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Antonio Puertas (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution, Granada CF. Matías Arezo replaces Myrto Uzuni.
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Attempt missed. Miguel Rubio (Granada CF) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
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Attempt saved. Myrto Uzuni (Granada CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ricard Sánchez with a through ball.
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Goal! Barcelona 3, Granada CF 3. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
