FC Barcelona orchestrated a second half comeback after trailing 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen. Playing without injured star forward Lionel Messi, Barcelona simply turned to another of its star forwards, Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan scored the game winner.
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Barca dominated with 70% possession, according to the team website, which also said Barca completed 594 passes to the Leverkusen club’s 209. (The intimate Barca style usually sees them with a wide margin in completed passes even in closer matches.) Barca had 17 shots on goal Bayer Leverkusen, 9. The win puts FC Barcelona alone atop the Group E standings in the Champions League.
[PHOTOS] Luis Suárez’s celebration against Bayer Leverkusen Full photogallery: http://t.co/bguOpMWSSe pic.twitter.com/iGMK1rR6zH
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 30, 2015