adminBarcelona moved nine points clear at the top of La Liga thanks to first-half goals from Luis Suarez and Neymar despite an unconvincing display in a 2-1 win at Las Palmas yesterday.
Suarez opened the scoring early on with his 41st goal of the season, but Willian Jose deservedly levelled for the hosts inside 10 minutes.Neymar restored the lead from close range before the break, but the European champions had to withstand a late onslaught from the Canary Islanders to stretch their unbeaten run in all competitions to 32 games.
Barca’s closest challengers Atletico Madrid can cut the gap when they host fourth-placed Villarreal, while Real Madrid, who are now 10 points adrift of Barca, travel to Malaga today.
Despite facing Arsenal in the Champions League on Tuesday, Barcelona boss Luis Enrique rested only Gerard Pique, while Sergio Busquets was also suspended from the side that is expected to start at the Emirates. — AFP
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