Barcelona clashed heads with Granada at the Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes earlier tonight as they looked to earn a good result on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club made a horror start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the first minute when Bryan Zaragoza Martinez found the back of the net. He doubled Granada’s advantage in the 29th minute but Barca found the way back into the game when Lamine Yamal scored in the first half injury-time. Xavi’s men went into the half-time break 2-1 down on the scoreline.
Sergi Roberto finally managed to score the all-important equaliser for Barca in the 85th minute. The contest ended with the Catalan club being held to an entertaining 2-2 draw in La Liga.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Granada.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 5.5/10
The German keeper didn’t make a save in the game and conceded two poor goals in the first half.
RB: Joao Cancelo – 7/10
He got stuck in with a lot of tackles and had a few lively moments going forward.
CB: Jules Kounde – 6/10
Kounde was far from convincing on the defensive third of the field and was replaced in the 43rd minute.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
He made a couple of crucial clearances inside his half and was a good presence on the ball.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 7/10
Balde had a few bright moments on the left flank and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Fermin Lopez – 7/10
The Spaniard made a few driving runs with the ball from midfield but was substituted at the hour mark.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
He earned the ball back twice and made some decent chances for his teammates up top.
CM: Gavi – 7/10
Gavi was guilty of making a few errors of judgment and was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7/10
He caught the eye at times in the final third and scored just before the half-time break to give Barca a lifeline in the second half.
ST: Ferran Torres – 6.5/10
Torres caused a few headaches for his marker but failed to register a goal tonight.
LW: Joao Felix – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal but was wasteful in the final third.
Substitutes:
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7/10
Araujo was a solid presence when defending inside his half.
CM: Sergi Roberto – 7/10
The Spaniard scored the all-important equaliser for Barcelona in the 85th minute.
CM: Oriol Romeu – 6.5/10
He added some bite and steel to Xavi’s midfield.
