Barca scrape through with a win against Malaga

Barcelona claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Malaga at la Roselada on Sunday night.Els Blaugrana dominated possession for long periods but could only convert once, the goal coming from Adriano's long-range wonderstrike, and los Boquerones posed a threat all game long.

Malaga started the game the better side, packing in two banks of four and counterattacking with pace. Los Boquerones played an incredibly defensive game, founded upon counterattacks through four or five players at most, and Barca struggled to break them down.
The only goal of the game came through Adriano, who cut in off the right and fired an incredibly 25-yard effort into the bottom corner. Neymar and Sebastian Fernandez went close late on, and els Blaugrana's questionable defence remains an issue.
Gerardo Martino, though, is sitting on two wins from two and six points from six.

STATS
 Shots: Malaga 9-15 Barcelona
 Passing: Malaga 68%-89% Barcelona
 Possession: Malaga 26%-74% Barcelona