Barcelona 2-1 LA Galaxy: Luis Suarez gets USA preseason tour going with a bang

The Uruguayan hitman broke the deadlock for Luis Enrique's side, before Sergi Roberto added another in the second half. Galaxy netted a late consolation, but that's all it was

Start as you mean to go on. Barcelona kicked off their 2015-16 preseason tour with a victory over the LA Galaxy thanks to goals from Luis Suarez and Sergi Roberto.

With Neymar and Lionel Messi unavailable for the game, the third member of the club's fearsome trident was left to lead the line by himself, and didn't disappoint.

Only 46 days after helping Barcelona complete their treble with a goal in the Champions League final against Juventus, the Uruguayan was at it again in Pasadena.

In front of a huge 93,226 crowd, he took the ball deep in the box after a good flick by Marc Bartra, driving past Leonardo, and plunged it into the back of the net.

Pedro and Adriano, two players linked with an exit at the Camp Nou, were quite influential in the first half, before a raft of changes at half-time.

Munir El Haddadi was one of those brought on, and his nutmeg and cross for Sandro led to Barcelona's second goal, 10 minutes after the interval. Sandro couldn't control the ball properly, but it broke loose to Sergi Roberto to thump home from 15 yards.

Sandro tried to add another but hit the crossbar with a snapshot after a corner, while Lassiter wasted a one-on-one chance for the American side.

Meyer scored a late header to give defending MLS champions Galaxy a deserved goal, but it was too little too late.

Next up for Barcelona is Manchester United, in Santa Clara on Saturday.

source: sport-english