Barcelona were unable to hang on to a victory on Saturday and were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw with Real Betis.
The Catalans led for the majority of the clash but could not cling on to their 2-1 scoreline at the end, conceding a 94th-minute equaliser. A stunning strike from Robert Lewandowski saw Barca grab a lifeline in the first-half, but the visitors were not handed the luxury to relax, with Betis constantly on the attack for the rest of the meeting and equalised through a Giovani Lo Celso penalty.
Ferran Torres fired the visitors in front in the 82nd minute, but before Barca could celebrate what looked like an obvious win, Assane Diao clawed one back in the dying moments.
Hansi Flick's side now sit just five points ahead of reigning champions Real Madrid before their meeting with Girona on Saturday evening.
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Jules Kounde, Abde Ezzalzouli
Betis put up a huge fight against Barca / Fran Santiago/GettyImages
Player Rating
GK: Francisco Vietes 5.1/10
RB: Youssouf Sabaly 6.0/10
CB: Marc Bartra 7.3/10
CB: Diego Llorente 7.1/10
LB: Romain Perraud 6.9/10
DM: Mateo Flores 6.4/10
DM: Sergi Altimira 6.7/10
RW: Ezequiel Avila 6.9/10
AM: Giovani Lo Celso 7.9/10
LW: Abde Ezzalzouli 6.5/10
ST: Vitor Roque 6.8/10
SUB: Aitor Ruibal (72' for Perraud) 7.1/10
SUB: Isco (76' for Flores) 6.0/10
SUB: Assane Diao (77' for Roque) 7.3/10
SUB: Jesus Rodriguez (86' for Ezzalzouli) N/A
Subs not used: Adrian (GK), Rui Silva (GK), Natan, Ricardo Rodriguez, Carlos Guirao, Iker Losada, Cedric Bakambu, Juanmi
Robert Lewandowski
Barca were unable to hold on to a win / Soccrates Images/GettyImages
Player Rating
GK: Inaki Pena 6.9/10
RB: Jules Kounde 7.5/10
CB: Pau Cubarsi 7.0/10
CB: Inigo Martinez 6.8/10
LB: Alex Balde 6.6/10
DM: Marc Casado 7.0/10
DM: Pedri 6.7/10
RW: Lamine Yamal 8.3/10
AM: Dani Olmo 6.7/10
LW: Raphinha 7.5/10
ST: Robert Lewandowski 7.2/10
SUB: Ferran Torres (60' for Raphinha) 6.9/10
SUB: Frenkie de Jong (60' for Olmo) 5.7/10
SUB: Gavi (74' for Pedri) 6.1/10
SUB: Pau Victor (74' for Lewandowski) 6.2/10
SUB: Hector Fort (88' for Balde) N/A
Subs not used: Sergi Dominguez, Ander Astralaga (GK), Wojciech Szczesny (GK), Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin, Fermin Lopez, Pablo Torre
Player of the match - Lamine Yamal (Barcelona)
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