Staff Reporter.
Barcelona missed the chance to go top of La Liga as they suffered a surprise home defeat by Granada.
Lionel Messi had given the hosts the lead when he combined with Antoine Griezmann before slotting into the far corner.
Barcelona missed several opportunities to add to their lead before Darwin Machis drove in the equaliser in the second half.
Substitute Jorge Molina then headed in the winner for the visitors late on.
“We’re really down. We tried until the end but we weren’t good enough in the attacking third and they’ve scored with their two attacks,” Barcelona defender Jordi Alba said after the match.
“It was a unique chance to go top after such a tough year. It’s not in our hands but we need to win all the five remaining games and see what happens.”
The result leaves Barcelona on 71 points from 33 matches, two behind leaders Atletico Madrid, who have 73, and level on points with Real Madrid.
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid meet in what looks set to be a crunch battle in the title race on Saturday, 8 May.