Monday, 26 August 2013

Barcelona struggle past Malaga but Neymar proves shining light as second-half sub

Physical: Malaga's defender Jesus Gamez gets a yellow card for ruthlessly blocking off Neymar

Barcelona survived a couple of second-half scares to secure a nervous 1-0 win at Malaga on Sunday and maintain their perfect start to their La Liga title defence. The champions were missing the injured Lionel Messi and struggled to find a way through the home defence until fullback Adriano cut in from the right and curled a powerful shot into the far corner moments before halftime.

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