Barcelona began their quest for a second successive league title
under Pep Guardiola with a routine 3-0 win over Sporting Gijon in
the first round of Primera Liga action at the Nou Camp.
First-half goals from Bojan Krkic and Seydou Keita set an under-strength
Catalan side on their way and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic
grabbed his first for the club late on as Guardiola's side strolled
to a comfortable victory.
Pedro was rewarded for his winning goal in the UEFA Super Cup win
over Shakhtar Donetsk last week with a place in the starting XI,
replacing Lionel Messi who is on international duty with in Argentina.
Keita, Bojan and Maxwell all started in a new-look Barcelona side,
as Thierry Henry and Yaya Toure were left on the bench and Rafa
Marquez and Andres Iniesta - on their way back from injury - watched
on from the stands, along with new signing Dmitro Chygrynsky.
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