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Maybe it's the vibrations emitted by the Camp Nou grass. There is no other way to explain what happens to Diego Costa every time he steps on the Barcelona pitch. Because the voodoo alibi by someone from the public, yesterday was ruled out. A year ago, he was expelled in the 28th minute for the insults that Gil Manzano recorded in the minutes. And in 2014, when Atlético was risking his life, he left in tears with an injury that kept him from the Lisbon final.

Difficult to beat the bar. But in just 20 minutes, at least, Costa made merits to match it. Inadvertently, trying to clear a side cross, he surprised Jan Oblak and put Barcelona ahead. And inadvertently, more would be missing, he pardoned a penalty shot against Ter Stegen . At least, the VAR gave his team a second chance, because he detected that the German goal was ahead. Saúl's left foot eased the striker's sorrows, who gave a huff when he saw that his mistakes had been solved, after the hug with the midfielder.

The Costa piston did not lower in search of that first goal to Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Because in his long career, he had only scored a goal for the Catalan team. He did it at Wanda last season, just before the first of his two seasons. And with his head, at the start of the second act, he could have completed his redemption. Like so many other times, it lacked precision. Like so many other times, he searched the sky for an explanation for the inexplicable. Before leaving, after 75 minutes, and leaving his place to Morata , he received a yellow card for a hard tackle on kid Riqui Puig.

The Carrasco exhibition

Yannick Carrasco , runaway on the prairie azulgrana, forced the second penalty of the night. Paradoxically last night, in his best game after his return in winter, his loan would have expired. "The team has a very good mentality. We follow ours, working hard. The most important thing is the attitude and I think that is the best thing the team has. Then we can lose or win," said the Belgian at the end of the match. "It is much finer, vertical and incisive. The Carrasco that left is returning to its best version," praised Simeone. And Saúl , with some suspense, found a curious double from the penalty spot. Ter Stegen guessed the second shot, but the ball wept into the goal.

Simeone did not stop voicing his own, trying to lead them to a victory that finally ended in a draw. Another night in which the Argentine coach leaves the Camp Nou without victory. "Neither Costa nor I are lucky here," settled the Argentine coach. At least, the tie keeps his team undefeated in this express league and allows him to continue sleeping without pressure in the Champions League area.

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