Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored first-half goals in a 3-0 win over Levante on Sunday, restoring Barcelona’s nine-point lead of the Spanish league while it awaits the arrival of Philippe Coutinho. Suarez doubled the advantage before halftime and Messi set up Paulinho to round off the win in stoppage time. The Camp Nou is anticipating the incorporation of the Brazil midfielder, who flew to Barcelona on Saturday. “He scores goals and provides assists, and in attack he can help us a lot.”Not that Barcelona needs it in the league. Atletico Madrid, which beat Getafe 2-0 on Saturday, remains a distant second, and fourth-place Real Madrid stumbled again on Sunday when it drew at Celta Vigo 2-2.

Source: Hindustan Times January 08, 2018 03:56 UTC