Arturo Vidal has the same goal tally as Antoine Griezmann this season Barcelona Chilean scored winner against Leganes

Ernesto Valverde was almost left embarrassed by Leganes on Saturday afternoon, but a late winning goal from Arturo Vidal spared his blushes, and it also drew the Chilean midfielder level with Antoine Griezmann for the campaign.

The French forward hasn't necessarily settled at the Camp Nou in the way anybody would have imagined, and it's telling that with Los Cules in search of goals in the second half, he was withdrawn by the former Athletic Club coach.

Vidal, on the other hand, will see his goal as something of a moment of redemption, with the former Juventus midfielder having been left on the bench for much of the season so far.

He isn't seen as invaluable by Valverde, having played only one full LaLiga Santander match this term, but in the minutes he's played he has been able to find the net four times.

Vidal has become something of an emergency option for the Spanish coach, with him often brought on when the Blaugrana are running short of ideas.

It worked in this instance, but that won't change the Chilean's demands for more consistent first-team football.