TWO goals in the final 13 minutes saw Deportivo La Coruna come from behind to stun La Liga leader Barcelona in a 2-2 draw at Camp Nou on Saturday..

    Deportivo was the last side to deny the champions a home league win on the final day of last season and they kept the hosts frustrated early on before Lionel Messi’s brilliant free-kick broke the deadlock.

    Jonathan Rodriguez spurned a couple of half-chances on the break, but Barca’s second goal looked inevitable, even after Luis Suarez’s second-half finish was ruled out for a marginal offside.

    Ivan Rakitic duly doubled the lead with a ferocious strike just past the hour mark as Barca began to cruise to what seemed an ultimately straightforward victory.

    But Deportivo grabbed a lifeline through top scorer Lucas Perez in the 77th minute and he set up Alex Bergantinos to rifle in an equalizer with just four minutes to play.

    Suarez volleyed wide and Messi saw a free-kick saved as Barca controlled the opening quarter, but Claudio Bravo was called upon to make a smart stop at his near post after Jonathan raced through on the break for Deportivo.

    Messi drew another good stop from German Lux with a curling effort before Suarez headed a Dani Alves cross over as Barca kept the visitors pinned in their own half.

    But Lux could do nothing to prevent Messi giving the home side the lead six minutes before the break, as the Argentina captain curled a stunning free-kick into the top corner from an almost identical position to his earlier saved effort.(SD-Agencies)