Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - January 28, 2018 Barcelona’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal with Luis Suarez REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored a spectacular free kick to give Barcelona a 2-1 win over struggling Alaves on Sunday while Luis Suarez was also on target as the Catalans battled back from a goal down at halftime to stay 11 points clear at the top of La Liga.
Alaves were the only team to win at the Nou Camp in the league last season and looked set to overshadow Philippe Coutinho's first start for Barca when Sweden striker John Guidetti gave them a shock lead in the 23rd minute, falling over as he lashed the ball past Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
