Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández refused to throw in the towel in LaLiga despite Sunday’s 3-3 draw against Granada which left his side 10 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid.
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring at the Olympic Stadium but, in another performance marked by comical defending, Barça found themselves 2-1 and 3-2 down against second-bottom Granada.
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Yamal’s second goal of the night earned Barça a point but the 16-year-old’s brace could not prevent the Catalan side dropping two more points in the title race.
“LaLiga was already difficult and now even more so with more points gone,” Xavi said in the post-game news conference.
“It’s a big gap to Madrid and five now to [second placed] Girona, but we are not going to throw the towel in.
“What we have to do is not slip up anymore. We had chances to kill the game and I think we have gifted Granada goals when there was little danger. The team had faith, courage and desire, but it wasn’t enough. It makes things even more difficult.”
