MADRID: Barcelona kept its faint title hopes alive and doomed Espanyol to relegation on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as Luis Suarez's goal proved the winner in a pivotal Catalan derby at the top and bottom of La Liga.

A cagey contest at Camp Nou exploded into life for six frantic minutes at the start of the second half as Ansu Fati and Pol Lozano were sent off, leaving each side with 10 men before Suarez struck.

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