Barcelona's Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal (L) celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match Club Deportivo Leganes SAD against FC Barcelona at the Estadio Municipal Butarque in Leganes on November 23, 2019. / AFP / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MA
MADRID: Luis Suárez and Arturo Vidal scored second-half goals to lead Barcelona’s recovery in a 2-1 win at last-place Leganés in the Spanish league on Saturday.
Suárez headed in a pass from Lionel Messi in the 53rd minute to cancel out Youssef En-Nesyri’s opener.
Substitute Vidal put Barcelona in front after a defensive error with 11 minutes left.
Leganés was close to taking a point against the defending champions until midfielder Rubén Pérez knocked a corner toward his own net, allowing an unmarked Vidal to tap in the winner.
The hard-fought victory left Barcelona three points ahead of second-place Real Madrid, which hosts Real Sociedad later. Third-place Atlético Madrid visits Granada.
Barcelona hosts Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.
