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Alex Mott·31 October 2020
OneFootball
Alex Mott·31 October 2020
Barcelonaâs bad run in LaLiga continued as they were held 1-1 by Deportivo AlavĂ©s .
Scorers: Rioja 31âČ; Griezmann 64âČ
Ronald Koeman named a strong starting XI for this trip to Mendizorrotza and the Blaugrana really should have gone ahead early on, only for Ansu Fati to fire a one-on-one wide.
They would pay for that profligacy on the half hour mark when a bad mix up between Neto and Gerard Pique saw Luis Rioja steal the ball off the goalkeeper and prod in from close range.
The coach made three changes at half-time and that seemed to inject some life into the Blaugrana, with Messi and Dembélé looking dangerous in the final third.
Messi †Griezmann! âÂ
But it was Antoine Griezmann who would eventually net an equaliser, latching onto a through ball and finishing well.
The Catalan giants piled men forward late on to try and claim all three points, but they couldnât do enough to get past a dogged home defence.
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