Barcelona 3-3 Granada: Lamine Yamal grabs a brace as Barca are held by struggling visitors

On Sunday, Barcelona's teenage winger Lamine Yamal scored twice to help his team salvage a 3-3 draw at home against relegation-threatened Granada in a rollercoaster LaLiga match.

Xavi Hernandez's side are third in the standings with 51 points, five behind second-placed Girona, who were thrashed on Saturday by Real Madrid, who lead with 61 points.

"We lost two points and a good opportunity to cut the deficit. Granada played an intelligent game, they pushed us hard," Xavi told a press conference.

"The league was difficult and now it's two points more difficult. It's a big difference but we're not going to give up."

"We had plenty of chances to seal the game. The team had faith, courage and desire, but it wasn't enough. It makes it even more difficult for us."

Yamal gave the hosts the lead after 14 minutes with a tap-in into an empty net following Joao Cancelo's cross to him at the far post. Granada equalised two minutes before halftime with Ricard Sanchez's powerful volley into the top corner.

The visitors took the lead in the 60th minute thanks to an easy finish by Facundo Pellistri, but Robert Lewandowski tied it three minutes later with a goal off Ilkay Gundogan's pass.

Ignasi Miquel restored Granada's lead with a towering header in the 66th minute, but Yamal equalised ten minutes from time with a long-range strike, his second of the night.

"It's another missed opportunity but we have to keep working. Right now I'm thinking more about the draw and the fact that we're losing two points than about my performance," 16-year-old Yamal told Movistar.

"We've been conceding these goals so quickly throughout the season. That's what we urgently need to improve. There's still league left, we'll keep trying."

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