FC Barcelona Vs. Granada: 2-2
"FC Barcelona Vs. Granada: 2-2" draw. And Barcelona avoided defeat when visiting Granada. Barcelona held Granada to a draw after falling two goals behind first.
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The match took place at Los Carmenes Stadium, on Sunday (8/10/2023).
The course of the match "FC Barcelona Vs. Granada"
The game only lasted 17 seconds, Barcelona had already conceded from the counterattack scheme. Bryan Martinez successfully defeated Marc-Andre ter Stegen and put his team 1-0 ahead.
Granada doubled the lead in the 29th minute. Bryan Martinez chalked up a brace against Barcelona.
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Martinez swerved in the box before firing a shot into the Barcelona goal. Granada pulled away 2-0.
Barcelona can only reduce the gap before halftime. Lamine Yamal put his name on the scoreboard.
Yamal scored a tap-in from close range from Joao Felix's pass that had earlier swerved and fell in the penalty area. The first half ended 2-1 in Granada's favor.
Barcelona hit the gas in the second half to equalize. A golden opportunity from Ferran Torres in the 69th minute could be countered by Granada goalkeeper Andre Ferreira.
Barcelona finally scored the second goal five minutes before normal time ran out. Sergi Roberto who successfully equalized.
Roberto scored a tap-in goal utilizing Alejandro Balde's pull pass from the left side. The ball had bounced off Ferreira's body before going into the net.
The Granada squad protested to the referee over Roberto's goal after one of his players fell in the process. But the referee still authorized Roberto's goal. The score of 2-2 lasted until the long whistle sounded.
This draw did not change the position of the two teams in the Spanish League standings. Granada is second with 22 points, and Barcelona is just below it with 21 points.
"FC Barcelona Vs. Granada" Lineup
Granada: Andre Ferreira; Ricard Sanchez (Jesus Vallejo 84'), Miguel Angel Rubio, Ignasi Miquel, Carlos Neva; Myrto Uzuni (Antonio Puertas 58'), Gonzalo Villar (Njegos Petrovic 59'), Gerard Gumbau, Alvaro Fernandez (Raul Torrente 59'); Lucas Boye (Jose Calejon 74'), Bryan Martinez.
Barcelona: Marc-Andre ter Stegen; Alejandro Balde, Andreas Christensen, Jules Kounde (Ronald Araujo 44'), Joao Cancelo; Gavi, Ilkay Guendogan, Fermin Lopez (Sergi Roberto 61'); Joao Felix, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal (Oriol Romeu 76').