A goal from Frenkie de Jong saw Barcelona claim a narrow win over Huesca to move up to fifth place in the La Liga standings.
A Frenkie de Jong goal gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over Huesca. It was an unconvincing win for the Catalan giants and they were not at their fluid best as usual.
Koeman switched to a back-four having used a back-three in Barcelona’s last two league fixture. Sergio Busquets returned to the starting line-up while Antoine Griezmann was left out once again.
Barca started the match on the front foot and took the lead after 27 minutes when De Jong got on the end of a brilliant chip from Lionel Messi to volley past Alvaro Fernandez in the Huesca goal.
The Argentine might not have gotten on the score-sheet but the assist was a good way to mark his 500th La Liga appearance and 750th appearance for Barcelona in all competitions.
It means Messi is now just 17 games from equaling the record of most appearances by a Barcelona player set by Xavi (767)
Elsewhere, Ousmane Dembele had opportunities to put the game to bed but saw his efforts stopped more than once by Fernandez as Huesca struggled to keep hold of the ball.
Huesca did have moments where they could have equalized but Barca did just enough to hold on to their lead.
The result saw Barca return to winning ways after their underwhelming draw at home to Eibar last Tuesday.
Player ratings
Huesca: Fernandes (6), Gala (6), Siovas (5), Insua (6), Pulido (6), Seoane (6), Mosquera (5), Rico (6), Ontiveros (6), Vicente (5), Gomez (6)
Barcelona: Ter Stegen (6), Alba (7), Lenglet (6), Araujo (6), Dest (7), De Jong (7), Busquets (6), Pedri (6), Messi (7), Dembele (8), Braithwaite (6)
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