Soccer Football - Santander La Liga - Girona vs FC Barcelona - Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain - September 23, 2017 Barcelona’s Aleix Vidal, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi celebrate their second goal scored by Girona's Gorka Iraizoz REUTERS/Albert Gea
MADRID (Reuters) - An own goal either side of the break and a second-half Luis Suarez strike ensured Barcelona maintained their 100percent start to the La Liga season with a comfortable 3-0 victory away to Catalan rivals Girona on Saturday.
With political tension rising in the region following a self-declared referendum on independence from Spain, the first-ever league meeting between the two sides started amid cries of support for the cause, and some fans carried Catalan separatist flags.
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