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Champions League: Suarez inspires Messi-less Barcato beat Bayer Leverkusen

Barcelona's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring a goal against Bayer Leverkusen during their Champions League group E soccer match at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona

Luis Suarez rounded off a stirring fightback by European champions Barcelona as they shrugged off the absence of the injured Lionel Messi to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 on Wednesday.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos had headed the visitors into a deserved half-time lead as Barca struggled to open up the Germans without Messi's magic touch.

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