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Barcelona Cruise to Win vs. Malaga; Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho Score

La Liga leaders Barcelona cruised to a 2-0 victory over Malaga on Saturday thanks to goals from Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho.

The visitors were forced to play over an hour with just 10 men after Samu was sent off for a crude first-half challenge on Jordi Alba. The defeat keeps Malaga six points adrift at the bottom of the table and destined for relegation.

Barcelona were without top scorer Lionel Messi for the trip to Malaga following the birth of his third son (per Marca). The two teams shared their lineups via Twitter:

Málaga CF English

#11MCF| Roberto; Rosales, Luis Hernández, Ignasi Miquel, F.