MADRID, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Luis Suarez returned to goalscoring ways with two goals as FC Barcelona maintained their incredible start to the season with a 3-0 win away to Leganes.
The win means Barcelona have won 11 of their first 12 games of the campaign, taking 34 points from a possible 36 and are 11 points clear of Real and Atletico Madrid, who play each other later on Saturday night.
Suarez had gone 459 minutes without a goal before the game kicked off, but needed just 28 minutes before putting Barcelona ahead as he swept the ball home after Leganes goalkeeper Ivan Cuellar failed to deal with an angled shot from Paco Alcacer.
His second of the game arrived on the hour as he reacted faster than anyone after Cuellar had parried another Alcacer shot, with Suarez's effort deflecting off a defender on its way to goal.
The result was harsh on Leganes, who created plenty of chances of their own as Barcelona again failed to find the fluency which typifies their best football. However, when the home side threatened, especially through Nordin Amrabat, Barca keeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen was on hand to pull off a series of excellent saves.
Meanwhile Aleix Vidal, who came into the game for the injured Nelson Semedo, should have done better than fire over the bar from 10 yards out, before a double save from Cuellar denied Leo Messi and Suarez with a double save.
Semedo looked to be suffering from a muscle injury and his loss is a problem for Barca given that Sergi Roberto is also injured, while Gerard Pique picked up a fifth booking of the campaign, which means he will miss next weekend's trip to Valencia through suspension.
Paulinho sealed the win with a late goal which he prodded home from close range following a goalmouth scramble. The goal summer up Barca's performance: it wasn't beautiful, but it did the job.
