La Liga: Vermaelen scores as FC Barcelona beat Malaga 1-0

Neymar is back. https://t.co/dMZQwddUKv
— Don Futbol (@DonFutbol_) August 29, 2015

Thomas Vermaelen: Has scored his first goal for Barcelona having featured in just 3 of 41 league games sine joining the club
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) August 29, 2015

Last time a Belgian scored for Barcelona was 51 years ago. https://t.co/s18AQqXfSk
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) August 29, 2015

Barcelona would've scored 3/4 goals if it wasn't for Kameni. Always manages to put on a terrific display against Barça. Very good GK.
— Sergi Domínguez (@FutbolSergi) August 29, 2015

The moon viewed from Camp Nou during @FCBarcelona's 1-0 win over @MalagaCF last night. #FCBMalaga pic.twitter.com/yGvzKC7lDA
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 30, 2015

For the first season ever, Barcelona have started a Liga with two 1-0 wins #fcblive [via mrchip]
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) August 30, 2015

Barcelona found a goal in the 73rd minute to clinch the win against a gritty Malaga at the Nou Camp. The man who scored for them, an unlikely source, the former Arsenal man Thomas Vermaelen.

Thomas Vermaelen goal hands Barcelona 1-0 win over gritty Malaga

Statistics so far: FCB - Malaga: Shots (On target): 8(5)-2(1) Possession: 68%-32% Tackles: 8-15

HALF TIME: The whistle is sounded here at #CampNou! It's a scoreless deadlock! FCB 0 - 0 MGA #FCBLive #FCBMalaga pic.twitter.com/Lq4Yi1XVvo
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 29, 2015

Carlos Kameni has been solid so far.

HT: Barça 0-0 Málaga. Quite the first half from Camp Nou. Two penalty claims for Barcelona with @Mascherano hit the bar. #FCBMalaga
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 29, 2015

Gif: No penalty given for handball Malaga player #fcblive [via @emenderk] pic.twitter.com/e9VcHdcEwE
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) August 29, 2015

Gif: Mascherano hits crossbar #fcblive [via @vida_blaugrana] pic.twitter.com/w2UHD0wk6Z
— barcastuff (@barcastuff) August 29, 2015

Neymar stops in box as he's sure it's handball and penalty. Sliding defender defo seemed to touch ball with arm on ground. Ref waves play on
— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) August 29, 2015

Clear handball there from a Malaga player but the referee is not convinced.

FCB 0-0 MGA (30') - 2nd shot off the post for @Mascherano in his 141 La Liga games. The first was 21.09.2011 in Mestalla.
— MisterChip (English) (@MisterChiping) August 29, 2015

Messi does well to keep the ball to himself as he dribbles past defenders from the left flank, passing the ball to Neymar who was unmarked. However, his shot is saved by Kameni quite easily there.

Barcelona's sixth corner of the game now. Malaga continue to defend well, but how long can they keep the trio of MSN in check?

Mascherano close to what would've been, I'm pretty sure, his first goal for Barca. Close range header hits the bar. Might've been offside.
— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) August 29, 2015

With the return of Neymar this is Barça's 1st game of the season with the 122-goal trident out on the pitch! #FCBLive pic.twitter.com/1xiS8S5qiU
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 29, 2015

Barca goalkeeper Bravo was miles away from the net as Juankar has a go at the goal from the half-line. Ball misses the net by a whisker there.

Sergi Roberto's cross goes too far wide on the left. The clock approaches the 20-minute mark.

Ball goes out for a corner in favour of Barcelona after Lionel Messi's shot from just outside the penalty box is deflected off a defender. Rakitic to take it.

Lionel Messi lifts up his UEFA Best Player in Europe Award past Barcelona's midfielder Andres Iniesta holding the UEFA Supercup before the game.

Suarez seems to be offside as he collects Ivan Rakitic's defence-splitting pass. Barcelona should be scoring any time soon.

A good clear by Welington there as he intercepts the ball after Neymar tries to find a teammate inside the penalty box.

Barcelona continue to push for a goal with several chances being blocked so far. Suarez's attempt being the latest before goalkeeper Carlos Kameni grabs the ball.

GOOAL!?! Luis Suarez finds the net with a header but the referee rules it out as a foul. Pretty blatant push there.

Malaga find an incoming cross into Barcelona's box, but the ball is easily intercepted.

The match is underway!

Andres Iniesta and Leo Messi presenting the Super Cup and UEFA Best Player Award http://t.co/ZrvUrvAtoq #FCBMalaga
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 29, 2015

The players are heading out to the pitch to warm up #fcbmalaga #fcblive pic.twitter.com/QxaVe7PkzA
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 29, 2015

Neymar starts for Barcelona, which means we'll get to see MSN for the first time this season. pic.twitter.com/AYHapGAjF0
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) August 29, 2015

Blue skies over Camp Nou with two hours to go before kick off #FCBlive #FCBMalaga pic.twitter.com/W6Sz4vx7bG
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 29, 2015

FC Barcelona XI: Bravo, Rakitic, Sergio, Iniesta, Suárez, Messi, Neymar Jr, Mascherano, Alba, S. Roberto, Vermaelen.

Málaga XI: Kameni; Rosales, Angeleri, Weligton, Torres, Horta, Recio, Tissone, Juankar, Amrabat and Cop.

The players are heading out to the pitch to warm up #fcbmalaga #fcblive pic.twitter.com/QxaVe7PkzA
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 29, 2015