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Saiurd.n wlien they shared a 3 3 draw hi a roller-coaster Spa. nish First Division clash at the Nou Camp, reports Reuter

The lead changed hands three times in a match that had always promised goals

Barcelona had beaten the de fending champions 5 3 in the traditional league curtain-raiser and triumphed 5-3 and 4-3 in the corresponding league fixtures of the 1993-94 and 1994 95 seasons Atletico won here 3-1 last season

Atletico opened the scoring after just six minutes though Spanish inter national mid fielder Jose Luis Caminero. playing only his second game since returning from injury

The Barcelona defence backpedalled into their own area. Toni Munoz swung in a left -foot cross and Caminero buried a downward header firmly in the back of Fransesc Arnau's net.

It was a rude introduction to life in the Barcelona first team for 21-year-old Arnau, who was drafted into the side after Barcelona s three regular squad 'keepers were ruled out

Arnau usually plays for Second Division side Barcelona and was named in the first team just hours before kick-off.

Barcelona surged forward in search of a swift equaliser an pulled level through Juan Pizzi after 15 minutes

A quarter of an hour later the Catalans, playing without a number of key players including Brazilian sensation Ronaldo and Bulgarian striker Hristo Stoichkov. stole the lead through a fortunate goal.

Luis Enrique Martinez, who wreaked havoc down the right wing in the first half, broke

down the touchline ami looked up to see Pizzi surging into the box to rerive a cross

The (ormer Real Madrid player tried to pi k Pizzi out but his centre skewed of the outside of his boot and entered the net off the felt hand post of Molina who had come off his Hue m anticipation ol a cross.

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But it was Atletico who struck next through Juan Viz caino. who killed a floated cross from Esnaider with his right foot and slotted the ball home undet iriian u make the score 2-2.

The iis look ill* lead (or the second time In the match from a highly controversial penalty

Caminero and Esnaider bus tied into the Barcelona penalty area with the ball, Caminero tried to pull the ball back Into his right foot to shoot and French International defender l-aurent Blance ran into him

Although it was difficult to see what Blance could have done to avoid the clash, the ref eree pointed to the spot and Es naider slammed the ball home to make the score 3-2. threaten ing Barcelona s 11-match un lieaten run.