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Messi-less Barca fires blank
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 20 - 11 - 2016

Barcelona paid a heavy price for the absence of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez as nine-man Malaga held out for a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou Saturday.

Carlos Kameni produced an incredible 94th minute save from Neymar after Diego Llorente had been sent-off midway through the second-half.

Juan Carlos also then saw a straight red in the sixth minute of time added on, but Malaga hung on as Barca blew the chance to go top of the table.
The champion now trails leader Real Madrid by a point ahead of its trip to Atletico Madrid later Saturday.

Five-time World Player of the Year Messi was ruled out just hours before the game due to illness, whilst Suarez was suspended.
"The Argentine player showed symptoms of lightheadedness and vomiting and will not be available for the game against the Andalusian side," Barca said in a statement earlier.

Earlier, Sevilla moved up to third as defender Gabriel Mercado sealed a stunning fightback from 2-0 down at Deportivo la Coruna to win 3-2.

Modeste nets again as Cologne downs Gladbach
Anthony Modeste struck his league-leading 12th goal as Cologne prolonged Borussia Moenchengladbach's winless run to six games with a 2-1 victory Saturday.

Gladbach host Manchester City in a crucial Champions League encounter on Wednesday and looked on course for a timely win when Lars Stindl struck after 32 minutes at Borussia Park.

But Frenchman Modeste equalized with an hour gone before Marcel Risse's superb long-range free-kick in stoppage time handed Cologne all three points as Peter Stoeger's men moved up to third in the Bundesliga.

Leon Goretzka scored an 82nd-minute winner as Schalke continued its climb with a 1-0 win at struggling Wolfsburg, while Hertha Berlin stayed fourth following a goalless stalemate away to Augsburg.

Niko Bungert, Yunus Malli and Stefan Bell, Karim Onisiwo were all on target for Mainz in a 4-2 victory over Freiburg, while Moritz Hartmann's second-half strike earned Ingolstadt their first win of the season at Darmstadt.

On Friday, RB Leipzig claimed another milestone in their fledgling history by climbing top of the table after twice coming from behind to win 3-2 at Bayer Leverkusen.

The Bundesliga newcomers stretched their unbeaten run to a record 11 games.


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