FC Barcelona 3-1 Sporting Gijon

Spanish League – day 26 Saturday 3rd of March at 20:00 Stadium: Camp nou, Barcelona

Without Leo Messi suspended, late goals from Keita and Xavi sealed the win after Iniesta had opened the scoring in the first half. Piqué was sent-off early in the second half and Alexis Sanchéz left the match injured and should be sidelined for 10 to 15 days

Match interesting facts

Xavi Hernandez has broken his personal league scoring record. He has already scored 8 goals in the 2011-2012 season, beating his best total since scoring 7 goals in the 2007-08 season. Xavi Hernandez tops the ranking in the major European leagues for completed passes in the opposing half with 1,553 completed passes. 2 more Blaugrana appear in the top 5: Messi is second and Alves fourth. A scoring machine with multiple strikers: 14 different players from the senior squad plus Tello from the reserves have scored for FC Barcelona this season (the best toal in the Spanish League) Andrés Iniesta has extended his unbeaten league run to 48 matches. Gerard Piqué is the first FC Barcelona player to receive a red card in the Camp Nou since February 2010.

Watch the goals and highlights below

m.41 1-0, Goal from Iniesta m.49 1-1, Goal from Barral m.78 2-1, Goal from Keita m.87 3-1, Goal from Xavi

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