Three penalties and an own goal accounted for all four shots, as Barça and Atlético played a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou. That leaves the reigning champions one point behind Real Madrid with Zinedine Zidane’s side hosting Getafe on Thursday.
Diego Costa scored the first own goal of his first level professional career to give Barcelona the advantage, but the Spanish striker was given the opportunity to redeem himself soon after from the spot. Marc-Andre Ter Stegen saved but was stopped for having both feet beyond his goal line and Saul made no mistake with the replay.
Leo Messi gave Barça the lead again from 12 yards while cheating on Jan Oblak but Yannick Carrasco, who had terrorized the local defense all night, fell under the challenge of Nelson Semedo that Saúl converted to level the competition.
The late rounds of both teams came to nothing and all eyes will be on the Barcelona newspapers in the morning with Quique Setien under a lot of pressure after three draws of four games. Meanwhile, Real Madrid will count their good fortune after their city rivals have offered a helping hand as Zidane’s side attempted to wrest the League championship out of Barça’s reach.
