Soccer-Barca didn't have players for tiki-taka game, Koeman says after Granada draw

Soccer Football - LaLiga - FC Barcelona v Granada - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - September 20, 2021 FC Barcelona's Ronald Araujo clashes with Granada's Domingos Duarte REUTERS/Albert Gea

(Reuters) - Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman defended his team's style of play in Monday's 1-1 LaLiga draw with Granada, saying his depleted side did not have the players who could execute their trademark tiki-taka passing game.

Ronald Araujo's last-minute header rescued a point for Barcelona as they limped to their second draw in four games, which left them in seventh place on eight points, five behind leaders Real Madrid who have played a game more.