In the Nuevo Los Cármenes Stadium, Barcelona drew 2-2 against Granada in the framework of the 9th matchday of LaLiga. Lamine Yamal (45′+1) and Sergi Roberto (86′) saved the 'Culés' from defeat, after Bryan Zaragoza (1′ and 29′) had put the locals ahead on the scoreboard. Regarding the Wednesday's match in Porto for the Champions League, Christensen entered the center of the defense in place of Ronald Araujo, who stayed on the bench, while Ferran Torres and Fermín López replaced Oriol Romeu and Robert Lewandowski in the starting lineup. With this result, the 'Culés' drop to third position in the table with 21 points, three points behind Real Madrid, who are the leaders. Sunday's match was scheduled for 2:00 pm (Peruvian time - 09:00 pm in Spain), and was broadcast in Latin America through the signals of ESPN, Star Plus, and DAZN.
Summary and line-ups of Barcelona vs. Granada
- Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Baldé, Christensen, Koundé (Araujo, 44′), Cancelo; López (Sergi Roberto, 61′), Gundogan, Gavi; Félix, Torres and Yamal (Romeu, 76′). Goals: Yamal (45+1′) and Sergi Roberto (86′).
- Granada: Ferreira; Sánchez (Vallejo, 84′), Rubio, Miquel, Neva; Villar (Petrovic, 58′), Gumbau, Fernández (Torrent, 59′), Zaragoza; Uzuni (Puertas, 58′) and Boyé (Callejón, 73′). Goals: Zaragoza (1′ and 29′).