Barcelona sweated the fat drop but still leader

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A goal by Leo Messi fourteen minutes from the end, allowed the Barcelona of his new coach Quique Setién to start off on a good footing and maintain the leadership in the Spanish League, after a suffered victory yesterday at Camp Nou against Granada (10th) for 1 -0.

The Argentine goalkeeper, in 76, arrived six minutes after the expulsion of the defender Germán Sánchez, from Granada, after receiving the second yellow for an entry to Messi, so the Catalan team played with numerical superiority.

When the leadership of Barcelona was in danger in this twentieth day of the league, after the victory on Saturday of Real Madrid against Sevilla (4th) 2-1, the goal of Messi served to keep the Catalan club first, with the same points as his rival

Both teams distance themselves from third place, Atlético Madrid, to eight points.

The goal of Barcelona's victory came in a triangulation play between Messi, Antoine Griezamann and Arturo Vidal, who finished with a pass from behind the Chilean, who stepped on the ball to give it to the Argentine, who sent it to the net.

Two Venezuelans acted for Granada. Darwin Machís opened as a starter and received a yellow card. Yangel Herrara entered in the 56th minute for Ramón Azeez.