A double from Lamine Yamal salvaged a 3-3 draw for Barcelona at house to relegation-threatened Granada on Sunday in a rollercoaster La Liga match.
Yamal, who doesn’t flip 17 till July, put the hosts forward after 14 minutes with a tap-in after João Cancelo’s cross discovered him on the far publish. Granada equalised two minutes earlier than half-time because of Ricard Sánchez’s highly effective volley into the highest nook and the guests grabbed the lead within the sixtieth minute with a straightforward end by Facundo Pellistri, the Uruguayan winger on mortgage from Manchester United.
Robert Lewandowski made it 2-2 on the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys as he transformed from Ilkay Gündogan’s cross simply three minutes later, however Ignasi Miquel restored Granada’s lead with a towering header within the 66th minute. Yamal completed off the scoring when he levelled once more with a long-range strike for his second of the night time 10 minutes from time.
Xavi Hernández’s aspect are third within the standings on 51 factors, 5 behind second-placed Girona, who were thrashed on Saturday by Real Madrid, leaders with 61 factors.
“We misplaced two factors and a very good alternative to chop the deficit,” Xavi stated. “Granada performed an clever sport, they pushed us arduous. The league was tough and now it’s two factors harder. It’s a giant distinction however we’re not going to surrender. We had loads of probabilities to seal the sport. The group had religion, braveness and need, however it wasn’t sufficient. It makes it much more tough for us.”
Isaac Romero’s first-half strike earned Sevilla a 1-0 house win over Atlético Madrid earlier on Sunday, with the guests hit by a worrying damage for striker Álvaro Morata, who left the pitch in tears after struggling a knee subject.
Sevilla took the lead within the fifteenth minute as Romero seized on poor defending to go house from a nook flicked on by Lucas Ocampos. Atlético dominated possession all through however couldn’t break via a strong house backline as they fell to their sixth league defeat of the season.
The win strikes Sevilla as much as fifteenth, six factors away from the relegation zone. Defeat for fourth-placed Atlético means they missed the prospect to shut on Barça.
“We began the sport badly. It’s a narrative that repeats itself rather a lot, we have now to enhance and alter our mindset,” stated the Atlético goalkeeper Jan Oblak. “They performed very effectively, they did all the things they might to win as a result of they wanted to. They’re on the backside, it’s not what their squad displays. We’ve misplaced too many away video games. It might’t occur if you wish to struggle for the league. We’ve to be trustworthy. We’re a good distance off.”
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The Atlético supervisor, Diego Simeone, struck a extra upbeat tone. “I’m pleased with the way in which the group performed, the second half was extraordinary,” he stated. “There have been probabilities to attain however we couldn’t, we have now to be affected person and preserve working arduous.”
In Serie A, a first-half aim from Théo Hernandez was sufficient to seal a 1-0 victory for Milan over visiting champions Napoli.
The France defender managed a superb cross from Rafael Leão on the sting of the field and despatched it low previous the goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini to present Milan the lead within the twenty fifth minute. Napoli, who didn’t have a shot on aim within the first half, confirmed extra intent after the break however Matteo Politano narrowly missed the goal when he fired from outdoors the field on the hour mark.
Milan, third within the standings on 52 factors, are eight factors behind leaders Internazionale and one adrift of Juventus in second, either side with a sport in hand.
