The Rojiblancos midfielder opened the scoring with a sensational strike from distance only to see his fellow Brazilian level matters from a sublime Andres Iniesta pass. Neymar's composed finish cancelled
out Diego's wondergoal as Barcelona rescued a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Centre-back Gerard Pique was forced off in the 10th minute after falling heavily in an aerial challenge, with Marc Bartra replacing the Spain international in defence.
Despite the setback, Barcelona started showing glimpses of their free-flowing best and Lionel Messi showed superb footwork to escape Miranda before his throughball was collected by Andres Iniesta who was denied by a great block from Diego Godin.
The equaliser buoyed Barcelona, and the visitors had Courtois to thank for ensuring a fourth draw of the season between the two sides, the Chelsea loanee making impressive saves from Iniesta and Messi, the latter of which was a fine diving stop to keep out the Argentina international's superb free kick.
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