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Barcelona come from behind to beat Omeruo’s Leganes

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 03:13 pm

Second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal see as Barcelona come from behind to beat Kenneth Omeruo’s Leganes 2-1 in the La Liga encounter at Estadio Municipal de Butarque on Saturday afternoon early kick-off.
Youssef En-Nesyri’s thunderous shot arrowed into the top corner to hand Leganes the lead with the game just twelve minutes.
The Catalans found a leveller early on in the second half, as Suarez headed in a free-kick from Lionel Messi.
The comeback was completed with twenty minutes to go as substitute Vidal who come in for France international Antoine Griezmann in the 57 minutes turned the ball home from close range.
After a quick VAR check, the goal was confirmed, while Omeruo featured for 83 minutes before been replaced by Rodrigo Tarin and fellow Super Eagles star Chidozie Awaziem was on the substitute bench in the entire duration.
Barcelona held on to seal all three points to remain top of the La Liga table, while Leganes root bottom of the summit.

Albert Echetah

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