Ousmane Dembele’s second-half strike was the difference as reigning La Liga champions Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win away to newly-promoted Valladolid on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the campaign.
It was not a classic Barcelona performance by any means at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla, and they escaped at the death as a Keko equaliser for the hosts was disallowed due to a marginal offside call.
Nevertheless, Ernesto Valverde’s side now have six points out of six and are yet to concede a goal, with this victory following a 3-0 success against Alaves on the opening weekend.
Lionel Messi had scored twice in that game, but he struggled to make an impact here on a dreadful pitch that kept cutting up.
Instead it was Philippe Coutinho who came closest to opening the scoring in the first half, his low shot from the edge of the area heading for the corner before Jordi Masip turned it around the post.
On a night when Gerard Pique made his 300th…
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