FC Barcelona survived a scare before beating Malaga 2-1 to retain its place at the top of Spain's Primera Liga Saturday night.

Pep Guardiola's side totally dominated the 90 minutes against an improved Malaga, but had to wait until midway through the second half before Pedro Rodriguez opened the scoring with a smart shot from outside of the penalty area.

Malaga looked as if they could spring a major surprise when Valdo beat the offside trap to make the score 1-1 with just 10 minutes remaining.

Barcelona's Slata Ibrahimovic (R) fights for the ball against Malaga's M. Gaspar during their Spanish first division soccer match at Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona February 27, 2010. Barcelona wins 2-1

However, the game had one final card up its sleeve as Leo Messi finished off a slick move that involved Xavi Hernandez and the fit again Dani Alves, just seven minutes from time.

【体坛英语资讯：Barcelona beats Malaga while Real Madrid wins in Tenerife】相关文章：

★ 体坛英语资讯：Liu settles for nothing but world title

★ 体坛英语资讯：Barcelonas title hopes take a hit with injuries

★ 娱乐英语资讯：TV viewership still down in wake of 100-day writers strike

★ 体坛英语资讯：Capello greeted with cheers and jeers

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Paris Hiltons marry hurry

★ 体坛英语资讯：Olympic torch relay starts in Nagano

★ 体坛英语资讯：China suffers 4-0 loss to Brazil

★ 体坛英语资讯：Bitter battles about the rights to athletes

★ 体坛英语资讯：Celtics and Lakers square off in leagues top rivalry

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Cage confronts naked intruder in home