BARCELONA BEATEN 2-0 AGAINST MALAGA

- Barcelona were on Saturday, April 8, 2017 defeated by Malaga

- Malaga recorded an historic 2-0 victory in the encounter

- Brazilian star Neymar was given a red card in the match

In what could be described as a total upset in the Spanish La Liga, Malaga defeated Barcelona 2 -0 on Saturday night, April 8, 2017 in an entertaining encounter.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi

Malaga gave Barcelona no chance to operate in the duel as the likes of Lionel Messi, Suarez and Neymar failed to shine as the hosts recorded an historic victory.

NAIJ PORTAL REPORTERS SAID That Brazilian star Neymar was even given a red card in the tension soaked duel.

Sandro Ramirez scored the first goal for Malaga in the 32nd minute and Barcelona tried all they could to restore parity, but all their efforts were futile.

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Barcelona were anxiously looking for an equalizer in the second half before Jony Rodriguez's goal at the death condemned them to a 2-0 defeat.

They now occupy second position on the La Liga standings with 69 points, and Barcelona are 3 points behind leaders Real Madrid.