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：Chinas Zheng to miss World Cup qualifier

★ 体坛英语资讯：No problems after Ronaldo operation - surgeon

★ 体坛英语资讯：McLarens Kovalainen still in hospital after crash

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

★ 体坛英语资讯：Guga says goodbye to tennis world

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

★ 体坛英语资讯：Embattled Chinese womens coach tries to keep grip

★ 体坛英语资讯：Boston stays hot at home

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

★ 娱乐英语资讯：Pitt: I maintain a deep friendship with Aniston