Barcelona beat Malaga 4-1 on Saturday night to extend their winning run to 11 matches.
The first goal for Barcelona came off by a free kick from the Veteran Mid Fielder Xavi Hernandez. Xavi was down the order below Ronaldinho and Deco in the free kick takers list last season. This time he proved to be a worthy free kick taker.
Malaga equalised after 5 mins from Xavi's goal. Duda was the equaliser for Malaga with his impressive shot. Lionel Messi restored Barca's advantage after 18 minutes and Xavi netted a third for the Catalans shortly after the interval.
Besides the heavy rain, the game went on. The water logged pitch made conditions very difficult for the both sides. Players found themselves falling in the ground.
In the 19th minute, messi scored a goal from his low angle shot. Thirty four minutes later, Xavi scored yet another goal and put Barcelona in the dominating position. Thierry Henry brilliantly headed the ball from Eto's cross to unmarked Xavi , who swept a low left-footed drive under Arnau to give Guardiola's side a two goal cushion.
The catalans finally added a fourth goal, in the 80 th minute when Wellington Daniel Alves Free Kick. Now Barcelona are one point ahead of Valencia.
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