Betis snatch late leveller to deny Liga leaders Barca

Seville: La Liga leaders Barcelona dropped two points in the title race as Real Betis twice came from behind to snatch a 2 2 draw in an entertaining b...

Seville: La Liga leaders Barcelona dropped two points in the title race as Real Betis twice came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw in an entertaining battle on Saturday.

The Catalans moved five points clear of second-placed champions Real Madrid, who visit Girona later Saturday and also have another game in hand.

Assane Diao levelled in the 94th minute to stun Barcelona, who opened the scoring after 39 minutes through Robert Lewandowski.

After Giovani Lo Celso levelled for the mid-table hosts from the penalty spot, substitute Ferran Torres struck what seemed the winner before Diao's late intervention.

"We weren't able to finish the game when we went ahead and defend the result," Torres admitted to Movistar.