Barca held to draw by a late Cadiz penalty

were held to a disappointing 1-1 draw against

in their LaLiga match on Sunday. Barcelona started the match with dominance and

opened the scoring for the Catalans in the 32nd minute from a spot-kick. The referee pointed to the penalty spot when Pedri advanced into the visitors’ box and was sandwiched in between two Cadiz defenders. Barcelona continued their attacks throughout the second half but Cadiz players managed to remain consistent with their intense pressing. Messi’s long-rage strike from behind the box in the 80th minute missed the top corner of Cadiz’s goal by few inches. The Catalans were all set to collect the three points until

’s foul on

in the 87th minute handed Cadiz a penalty kick to level the game. The visiting side used this opportunity as

slotted the ball into the bottom left corner while

dived the other way.

Ronald Koeman

’s team will remain in third place on the table with 47 points and they will be 8 points away from the league leaders

. They will play against

in their next LaLiga match on Wednesday. The Cadiz ended their four-match losing streak with their draw against Barcelona. They are currently in 14th place on the table with 25 points and will be facing

in their next match on February 28.

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