Granada 1-1 Barcelona: 10-man Barça Concede Late Equaliser

Ten-man Barcelona conceded a late equaliser as Granada earned a late point in Andalusia thanks to Antonio Puertas’ strike on Saturday night.

Luuk de Jong looked to have broken the deadlock early on when he headed in Gavi’s cross, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR check due to an earlier offside.

It was a first half of few highlights in truth, with Granada happy to sit back, absorb pressure and then break with pace on the counter.

However, Barça clicked into gear in the second period and found the breakthrough when De Jong nodded in Dani Alves’ brilliant cross beyond Luis Maximiano.

While Granada were pretty wasteful with their shooting and struggled to create clear cut opportunities, a second yellow card for Gavi opened the door for the hosts to pile on the pressure during the final ten minutes with a player advantage.

That pressure eventually told in the 89th minute as Puertas collected the ball from a corner and thumped it in, being helped out by some weary Barça defending.

The result means Xavi’s side missed the chance to jump up to third in La Liga and instead remain sixth, though they are just a point off the Champions League qualification spots.