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Barcelona beat Girona to extend winning start
Sep 23 2017 at 09:15pm
Luis Suarez's goal was only his second of the season
Barcelona made it six wins out of six in La Liga with victory at Catalan neighbours Girona.
Barca's first two goals came from own goals by the hosts, who are in their first La Liga season.
Aday Benitez deflected Jordi Alba's shot into his own net and keeper Gorka Iraizoz turned Aleix Vidal's cross into his own net.
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Luis Suarez smashed home the third after latching on to a Sergi Roberto long ball.
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Girona, who are co-owned by Manchester City, played five City loanees in the game, with Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz impressive in attacking positions.
Pablo Maffeo, in his third season on loan with Girona, successfully man-marked Lionel Messi, who had scored 11 goals in his previous five games, including four against Eibar on Tuesday.
Read: Andy West's analysis of Man City's stake in Girona
Barcelona, who had been expected to have a difficult season after losing boss Luis Enrique and striker Neymar, go to Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday. They won their opening group game 3-0 against last season's finalists Juventus.
Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Girona
1Iraizoz
4Ramalho
2Bernardo
15Ramírez López
11BenítezBooked at 41mins Substituted forMojicaat69'minutes
25MaffeoBooked at 23mins Substituted forMorenoat78'minutes
9Portugués Manzanera
8Pons
23García
12Soares de Paulo
14Olunga Substituted forKayodeat60'minutesBooked at 83mins
Substitutes
3Mojica
6Granell Nogué
7Stuani
13Bounou
17Moreno
18Kayode
24García
Barcelona
1ter Stegen
20Sergi
14Mascherano
23Umtiti
18Alba
22Vidal Substituted forAndré Gomesat81'minutes
15Paulinho Substituted forBusquetsat67'minutes
4Rakitic
8Iniesta Substituted forD Suárezat80'minutes
10Messi
9L Suárez
Substitutes
3Piqué
5Busquets
6D Suárez
13Cillessen
17Alcácer
19Digne
21André Gomes
Referee :
José María Sánchez Martínez
Attendance :
13,305
Match Stats
Home TeamGirona Away TeamBarcelona
Possession
Home 39%
Away 61%
Shots
Home 13
Away 9
Shots on Target
Home 2
Away 5
Corners
Home 9
Away 3
Fouls
Home 21
Away 5
