Barcelona’s 16-year-old starlet Lamine Yamal struck twice to rescue the struggling Catalans a 3-3 draw against Granada in La Liga on Sunday.Xavi Hernandez’s side, third, shared the spoils with their relegation-battling opponents, 19th, after a thrilling battle at the Olympic Stadium, but now trail leaders Real Madrid by 10 points.Los Blancos thrashed second-place Girona 4-0 on Saturday to move five points clear at the top and take control of the title race.❗Lamine Yamal scores his first brace ever for Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/YdKcs3wIfU— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) February 11, 2024 Youngster Yamal sent Barcelona ahead but Granada battled back with goals from Ricardo Sanchez and on-loan Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri.Robert Lewandowski pulled Barcelona level but Ignasi Miquel again sent Granada in front, before Yamal struck his second, from long range.##NAJAVA_MECA_7863384##It was the kind of Barcelona performance which summarised why Xavi has decided to leave the club at the end of the season, convinced the club needs a change of direction.”It wasn’t to be, it’s another lost opportunity, but we have to keep working,” Yamal told Movistar.”I’ve got the trust of the coach but right now I’m thinking more about the draw and that we dropped two points than in my performance.”© Agence France-PresseLA LIGA – MATCHDAY 24FridayCadiz – Real Betis 0-2 (0-1)/Willian Jose 6, Fornals 46/SaturdayAlaves – Villarreal 1-1 (1-1)/Omorodion 25 – Cuenca 42/Real Sociedad – Osasuna 0-1 (0-0)/Budimir 49/Real Madrid – Girona 4-0 (2-0)/Vini 6, Bellingham 35, 54, Rodrygo 61/Las Palmas – Valencia 2-0 (0-0)/Alex Suarez 89, Cardona 90+5/SundayGetafe – Celta 3-2 (2-0)/Mayoral 41, Mata 45+2, 89 – Larsen 71, Allende 85/Mallorca – Rayo Vallecano 2-1 (0-0)/Sanchez 48, Muriqi 90+1 – Garcia 76/Sevilla – Atl. Madrid 1-0 (1-0)/Romero 15/Barcelona – Granada 3-3 (1-1)/Yamal 14, 80, Lewandowski 63 – Sanchez 43, Pellistri 60, Miquel 66/Monday21:00: (4.90) Almeria (3.60) Ath.Bilbao (1.75)***odds are subject to change***
