La Liga: Own goals help Barcelona beat Girona 3-0

Barcelona swept past Catalan neighbours Girona 3-0 for their sixth straight win of the new La Liga campaign, thanks largely to two own goals

Barcelona's forward from Uruguay Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring during the Spanish league football match Girona FC vs FC Barcelona at the Montilivi stadium in Girona. Pic/AFP

Barcelona swept past Catalan neighbours Girona 3-0 for their sixth straight win of the new La Liga campaign, thanks largely to two own goals.

The league leaders forced both Francisco Aday and Gorka Iraizoz to put through their own net, in a competent victory that cemented their four-point advantage at the top of the table.

Luis Suarez scored in the second half with 87th minute goal for Barcelona on his 100th club appearance.

But Lionel Messi drew a rare blank, leaving own goals accounting for Barca's second-highest goals haul this season behind their Argentina talisman.

Messi boasts nine league strikes this term, but now Barca have benefited from three own goals in the new campaign.

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