Barcelona started well their Camp Nou La Liga season, winning a tough stadium opener against Málaga, getting a narrow, yet important 1-0 win to maintain the lead in the standings. Here's a few takeaways from another winning night.
1. Neymar is still in preseason, so patience is necessary. The Brazlian was very clearly a few steps down when compared to his teammates. He was slow sometimes, made some bad decisions and wasn't as sharp in his dribbling. He picked things up in the second half for a few minutes, but he got tired quite easily and basically walked until the final whistle.