Madrid: Barcelona amplified their lead at the highest point of La Liga on Friday as they overcame solid safety from Espanyol to win the Catalan derby 1-0 at the Camp Nou. Alexis Sanchez scored the main objective of the diversion halfway as the second progressed half when he tapped home Neymar's pinpoint cross to score for the third back to back amusement. In any case, it was an alternate disappointing night for Lionel Messi as he neglected to score for a fourth sequential La Liga match. Barca now lead second-put Atletico Madrid by four focuses and Real Madrid by nine with both sides from the capital having played a diversion less. "Our dissemination of the ball was a spot abate in the first-half, however Espanyol additionally just had one risk," said Barca manager Gerardo Martino. "In the second-half we were more dynamic and it was additionally hard for the rival to be pursuing the ball for the full 90 minutes." Furthermore notwithstanding a somewhat level execution generally speaking, Martino was charmed to adjust off an occupied week with a 100 percent record. "In the previous six days we have played three amusements, incorporating a Clasico and a derby and merited to win every one of the three. We scored six objectives and surrendered only one and even that was in stoppage time. "Our play hasn't dependably been fantastic, yet we have played in the Barcelona way and merited to win the amusements." The hosts were essentially over to full quality in the wake of resting a group of first-group regulars for the 3-0 win over Celta Vigo in midweek as Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Neymar all returned, whilst Martin Montoya deputised for the harmed Adriano at left-back. Notwithstanding, the toll of five recreations in 13 days seemed to influence the Spanish champions as their construct up play was laboured in the first-half and they created Espanyol not many issues. Kiko Casilla was constrained into an early spare from Alexis Sanchez after excellent work by Iniesta and Messi. Yet it was the guests who had the best risk of the half when Victor Sanchez sneaked in behind Dani Alves and Victor Valdes needed to race from his line to turn the midfielder's exertion behind. Barca did become animated just after the break as Iniesta's volley from the edge of the region was parried by Casilla before Alves struck the post from comparative reach. The example proceeded after the restart with Espanyol euphoric to sit 10 men behind the ball and hold up for Barca. Martino's men almost made the achievement on 54 minutes when Casilla transformed a fine safeguard to dismiss Messi's flicked header. Neymar then curved a shocking exertion crawls wide of Casilla's left-hand post as the force constructed from Barca. What's more it was the Brazilian who at last opened the Espanyol defence as his heavenly low cross between the legs of two shields left Sanchez with the most straightforward of completions at the back post to enlist his seventh objective of the season. Messi saw a free-kick fly only wide with nine minutes staying as Barca went in pursuit of the objective that might kill the diversion off. Substitute Pedro Rodriguez should have multiplied the point of interest when he terminated into Casilla's legs two minutes from time, however Barca expected on to remember enlist their tenth clean sheet in 17 diversions this season. (Afp)
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