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– Dani Alves claimed an assist on his La Liga return but Barcelona missed the chance to move up to third in La Liga after being held by Granada.
– Antonio Puertas found the top corner in the 89th minute to salvage a point for the hosts.
– Right-back Alves, making his first La Liga appearance since 2016, provided the cross from which Luuk de Jong opened the scoring in the second half.
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– Barcelona also had Gavi sent off for a second bookable offence.
– De Jong thought he had broken the deadlock in the first half but his header was disallowed by the video assistant referee for offside.
– Alves produced an outstanding block to deny Puertas moments before the equaliser, but there was little the visitors could do about the 29-year-old’s late finish.
– Barcelona are back in action on Wednesday, when they host Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-finals.
– Granada, meanwhile, equal a club-record seven La Liga games without defeat.
