Neymar restored Barcelona’s hope after the Nou Camp side suffered a shock of their own against Atletico Madrid in the all-Spanish Champions League derby.
Both sides had to deal with early blows, as Gerard Pique and Diego Costa went off injured in the opening half-hour.
David Villa and Andres Iniesta had chances, but substitute, Diego Ribas, stunned Camp Nou with a sensational strike to give Atletico Madrid the lead.
The former Juventus flop picked up the ball almost 30 yards from goal down the right channel and unleashed a screamer of a right-foot shot into the near top corner.
Barça poured forward and peppered the Atleti goal with shots from Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi until Neymar drew level.
Iniesta prodded a through ball with the outside of his boot for a perfectly-timed Neymar run round the back of Juanfran, curling the finish across Thibaut Courtois.
The Atletico Madrid goalkeeper flew to fingertip an Iniesta effort round the base of the near post and did the same on a Messi free kick.
It was all Barcelona, but without any more goals to show for it, so Atleti will fancy their chances of qualification at the Vicente Calderon.
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