Robert Moreno’s Granada grabbed a point in the dying embers of their LaLiga match against Barcelona, as the two teams drew 1-1 at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes on Saturday evening.
FC Barcelona have dropped their first points of 2022 after drawing 1-1 in Granada on Saturday. The Catalans were excellent value for their 1-0 lead on the hour mark but failed to win game.
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Granda are able to celebrate a record third consecutive league game without defeat to FC Barcelona, having also drawn 1-1 at Camp Nou earlier this season and won 2-1 at the same stadium in April.
Luuk de Jong scored the opening goal of the game in the 57th minute, having thought he had originally done so in the first half, but Antonio Puertas fired the ball beyond Ter Stegen in the 89th minute to secure a point for Granda
it was FC Barcelona who scored the game’s opening goal. Dani Alves’ pinpoint cross from the right was met by De Jong, whose header was too powerful for Maximiano to keep out.
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Xavi Hernandez went with a line-up that included De Jong up top, perhaps as a reward for his match-winning goal against Real Mallorca last weekend, while Dani Alves made his second debut for Barcelona as he started at right-back.
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Dani Alves now FC Barcelona’s oldest player in LaLiga History, but Dani Alves looked as good as ever on his LaLiga return.
May 14, 2016: Dani Alves assists vs. Granada in his last LaLiga game before leaving Barcelona.
January 8, 2022: Dani Alves assists vs. Granada in his first LaLiga game since returning to FC Barcelona.
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In the 89th minute and following a period of sustained Granada pressure, the hosts grabbed an equaliser. The Barcelona defenders failed to clear a Granada corner and the ball fell at the feet of Antonio Puertas, who swivelled and fired a left-footed shot into the roof of Ter Stegen’s net.
Another achievements for Ter Stegen for 200 games in La liga .
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This result means that both sides’ unbeaten runs continue, with Granada’s extending to seven games and Barcelona’s to five, but this will definitely feel like two points dropped for Xavi’s charges.
The outcome is that Barça have dropped to sixth following Real Sociedad.
🎙 @LuukdeJong9 reacts to the 1-1 draw #GranadaBarça pic.twitter.com/A1kOg0ul1M
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 8, 2022
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