The Catalans played far below their vibrant best but were not troubled by the visitors at the Nou Camp as they ended a run of three consecutive draws in all competitions
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Lionel Messi further etched his name into Spanish football history by becoming the first player to score 400 goals in La Liga when he netted against Eibar on Sunday.
The league leaders want back-up for Luis Suarez after Sevilla agreed a one-million-euro ($1.15 million) deal to buy Spain international Munir on Friday.
It took Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez time to adjust to the loss of their third musketeer Neymar.
The Argentine superstar curled home two sensational set-pieces and set up another goal as he and his teammates romped to victory at the RCDE Stadium and made sure Barca kept chasing Atletico Madrid and Sevilla at bay
FC Barcelona striker, Luis Suarez, will be out of action for two weeks as he undergoes stem cell treatment on his right knee, the Spanish champions said on Monday.
Betis held on for their first win at Camp Nou since 2005, taking maximum fruits for their bravery, while Marc-Andre ter Stegen gifted the visitors a goal and Ivan Rakitic was sent off.
The victory helped to keep them clear at the top of the standings
Midfielder Rafinha opened the scoring against the club where he spent the latter half of last season, bursting through the middle and finding Luis Suarez, then turning the Uruguayan’s cross in on the volley in the 32nd minute
He, however, added that he would prefer to see the use of goal-line technology instead.
Barcelona made it three wins from three matches at the start of the 2018-19 La Liga campaign courtesy of a 8-2 victory over newly-promoted Huesca at Camp Nou on Sunday night.
Sevilla made the breakthrough in the ninth minute of the match, although it would have been disallowed but for the invention of VAR, which showed that the linesman was wrong to flag Sarabia offside
The players in question were midfielders Dele Alli and Eric Dier, and forward Raheem Sterling
A Luis Suarez free kick and a Denis Cheryshev own goal gave Oscar Taveras’s side a two-goal lead before Russia’s Igor Smolnikov was sent off for two quick bookings.
The Barcelona striker netted his 52nd international goal on his landmark 100th appearance, taking full advantage of a goalkeeping error from a routine corner.
Uruguay will turn to experience as they look to secure victory against Saudi Arabia this afternoon and book their place in the last 16 of the World Cup.
Uruguay were far from their best throughout at the Ekeratinburg Arena and it looked as though a series of wasted chances from record-scorer Luis Suarez would prove costly for the Group A favourites.
Salah’s record-setting goal came in the 26th minute, when he shot first time on the turn in the penalty area after a neat forward pass by Dominic Solanke.
Luis Suarez opened the scoring on a memorable evening for Ernesto Valverde’s charges
The Egyptian forward moved level with Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer and Luis Suarez by adding to Danny Ings’s early opener at The Hawthorns, putting his side two in front