FC Barcelona drew 1-1 at Sporting Gijon on Saturday, bringing an end to the Spanish leaders' record run of consecutive wins and breathing life into the league race.
David Barral scored Sporting's opener in the 16th. After some nice work down the left flank, the Spanish striker cut back across the area to separate from Gerard Pique and shot past goalkeeper Victor Valdes into the far corner of the net.
After Sporting played better in the first half, Barcelona dominated from the restart and David Villa levelled the score in the 80th, beautifully chipping goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar.
Sporting Gijon kept the visitors from staying perfect away from Camp Nou this season by beating them at their own game in the first half. While most teams have tried, and failed, to play behind the ball against Barcelona, Sporting relentlessly pressured up the pitch, disrupting the flow of Barcelona's possession-based attack and looking to the pace of its forwards to mark the difference.
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