Luis Suarez

FC Barcelona opened up an 11 point lead over Atletico Madrid, who play on Sunday, at the top of the Liga Santander thanks to a comfortable 2-0 win away to Malaga. Leo Messi missed the trip to the La Rosaleda Stadium after becoming a father for the third time on Friday night, but his inspirational presence was not needed against the bottom side of the table with just 13 points from 28 matches, reports Xinhua news agency.