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Barcelona overcame an early deficit to beat Rayo Vallecano 3-1 in La Liga action on Saturday.

The win maintains the defending champions their seven-point lead over second place Atletico Madrid in the race for the title.

Vallecano took unlikely lead in the 24th minute on a counter-attack was finished with by Raul De Tomas. However, the hosts levelled when Gerard Pique headed in Lionel Messi's free-kick in the 38th minute.

Barcelona remain on top of the La Liga standings by a wide margin. Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

After Nelson Semedo drew a penalty in the 51st minute, Messi gave the Catalans the lead after converting the opportunity.

Luis Suarez sealed the match for Barcelona on a neat one-two with Ivan Rakitic.

Source: espn.co.uk

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