Barcelona’s most crucial loss against Granada

Barcelona lost the chance to gain an edge over the rivals in the intense La Liga title race, while a win would have bolstered their chances of winning the title as they would have climbed to the top of the table. Barcelona lost three crucial points by losing to Granada by 1-2 on Thursday. The team also saw their boss Ronald Koeman being sent off with a red card after he insulted a referee. Barcelona first took a lead in the first half when captain Lionel Messi scored a goal at Camp Nou.

Hopes were high but they later failed to deliver in the second half and missed many important opportunities as well. Granada appreciated the change of momentum and later Darwin Machis leveled for the visitors and Jorge Molina put them ahead with a header later.