Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi run riot as Barcelona edge past English Premier League champions Leicester City 4-2 in a friendly encounter at Sweden
Solna (Sweden): Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi ran riot as Barcelona thumped English Premier League champions Leicester City 4-2 in a pre-season friendly in Sweden on Wednesday but Claudio Ranieri's side were given hope by a second-half brace from new boy Ahmed Musa.
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez shoots to score his team's second goal against English Premier League champions Leicester City during the International Champions Cup match at Friends Arena in Solna, Sweden on Wednesday. Barcelona won 4-2. Pic/AFP
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Messi's sumptuous pass set up the first of Munir El Haddadi's two first-half goals while Suarez netted in between as the Spanish champions exposed the Foxes' defence. Nigerian winger Musa, signed from CSKA Moscow, came out with all guns blazing as one of seven second-half changes for Leicester to score after a lightning 50-yard solo run and shot on 47 minutes.
He then won and converted a penalty after 66 minutes. But with the scores at 3-2 Barcelona then sealed the International Champions Cup tournament match with a late winner from Rafa Mujica.
The English side who shocked the football world with their fairytale run to the Premier League title last season were beaten 4-0 last weekend by Paris Saint-Germain. Leicester defence were almost cut open at will with Barcelona pair Lionel Messi and Suarez too hot to handle.
Lionel Messi
Demarai Gray should have given Leicester a fourth-minute lead from Danny Drinkwater's brilliant pass, but Barcelona's slick approach play was eventually rewarded after 26 minutes.
Messi caught out Danny Simpson with a clever ball inside the full-back and Munir's excellent left-foot finish did the rest.
Suarez doubled the lead eight minutes later. Huth and Andy King had chances to reduce the deficit and Leicester were punished on the stroke of half-time when Munir sprinted on to Suarez's inch-perfect pass and finished nonchalantly.
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