Barcelona missed out on the chance to move into first place of the La Liga standings, for a few hours at least, as Malaga held Barcelona to a scoreless draw despite playing a man down for almost 30 minutes and with only nine for the final moments.
FIRST HALF
Barcelona were always going to go into the game shorthanded as the suspended Luis Saurez joined the injured Andres Iniesta and Samuel Umtiti in the stands, but an hour before kickoff it was announced that Lionel Messi will be held out as well due to falling sick.