Barcelona welcomed Granada at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they looked to secure all three points at home in La Liga. Xavi’s men made a decent start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 14th minute when Lamine Yamal got his name on the scoresheet. However, Ricard Sanchez equalised for the visitors in the 43rd minute as the two teams went into the half-time break locked in a 1-1 scoreline.
Facundo Pellistri gave Granada a shock lead at the hour mark but Robert Lewandowski equalised for Barca just three minutes later. Ignasi Miguel restored his team’s lead in the 66th minute before Yamal scored again for Barcelona in the 80th minute. The contest ended with the Catalan club earning a hard-fought 3-3 draw at the Nou Camp.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Granada.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 6/10
The German keeper made a couple of decent saves at the back and won’t be happy about conceding three goals tonight.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6/10
He tried to keep things tidy inside his half but failed to do so. Kounde offered very little going forward.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 6.5/10
Cubarsi did his fair share of defending but it was not enough for Barca to secure a win.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when the opposition were on the offensive and was a dominant presence in the air.
LB: Joao Cancelo – 7/10
Cancelo came back to defend when he could and had a few lively moments in the opponent’s half. He ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 6/10
He failed to get into the flow of the game and produced a disjointed display at the centre of the park.
CM: Andreas Christensen – 6/10
Christensen failed to offer adequate protection for his teammates and was replaced in the 66th minute.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
He caused some problems for the Granada defenders and managed to secure an assist.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 8.5/10
Yamal scored a brace which was enough for Barca to secure a point. He deserves to be named the man of the match.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and managed to find the back of the net in the 63rd minute.
LW: Pedri – 7/10
Pedri came back to defend when needed but struggled to influence the game in the final third.
Substitutes:
CM: Fermin Lopez – 6/10
He added some energy to Xavi’s midfield.
RW: Raphinha – 6/10
Raphinha made one good chance in the final third.
ST: Marc Guiu – N/A
