Barcelona moved closer to the La Liga title with a routine win over 10-man Malaga, while Lionel Messi missed the match for the birth of his third child. Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho scored as Barcelona made easy work of Malaga at La Rosaleda without Lionel Messi. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde praised Ousmane Dembele for "taking a step forward" after producing one of his best performances since signing for the club in Saturday's 2-0 win against Malaga. Dembele joined from Borussia Dortmund last summer for €105 million but the pressure of that price tag and a long-term injury earlier in the season have disrupted his first year in Spain. However,in the absence of Lionel Messi, who was missing due to the birth of his third child, Dembele impressed...from ESPN FC News http://ift.tt/2tBguXz
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