Barca earn narrow to make an impression on Huesca

Barcelona edged La Liga's basement club Huesca 1-0 on Sunday courtesy of a Frenkie de Jong target created by Lionel Messi found in the Argentine's 500th league overall look for the club.

Dutch midfielder De Jong attained the much post to meet up a Messi cross and rating on the volley found in the 27th minute to provide the visitors a deserved lead just after a rampant start.

But Ronald Koeman's side failed to take their a great many other possibilities and in the end were made to sweat for all three factors.

Huesca could have levelled in the second half when the ball trickled across Barca's region and striker Rafa Mir directed a backheel at goal but the shot lacked ability and keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen made the preserve despite viewing the ball late.

The win took Barca above Sevilla and into fifth place in the standings on 28 points, 10 behind leaders Atletico Madrid who beat Alaves 2-1 previously and who have a casino game at hand on the Catalans. Huesca stay bottom level with 12 points.

"It's evident we need to eliminate off our opponents in games like these; we experienced too much in the end," stated Barca keeper Ter Stegen.

"But these are three very significant points, we'd to undergo for them and game titles such as this are very crucial when you wish to win the title.

"They hacked us a bit in the primary and second one half and we weren't in a position to take our probabilities but we stayed focused throughout." Barca have been held to a good frustrating 1-1 draw at home to Eibar within their last meet and had also shed Philippe Coutinho to a significant knee injury nevertheless they could at least welcome back Messi, who had missed that meet with an ankle problem.

The Argentine looked somewhat off the pace in his milestone league match and wildly missed the mark with a left-footed volley in the first half when the sensible option could have gone to take it along with his right.

He made amends with an clever little bit of play for the only goal of the overall game, however, picking out De Jong with a sensational, curling cross.

Messi came near scoring himself late found in the first one half with a free of charge kick but Huesca keeper Alvaro Fernandez got across to suggestion his shot above the crossbar.