LONDON — Luis Suarez rescued a point for Liverpool with a sublime goal that owed nothing to his alleged penchant for diving in a 1-1 draw at home to 10-man Newcastle at Anfield Sunday. This season the Uruguay striker has been on the receiving end of repeated charges from rival managers that he goes to ground all too easily. However, Suarez delivered a timely reminder of his skill in the 67th minute at Anfield when he drew Liverpool level after Yohan Cabaye had given Newcastle the lead. Jonas Gutierrez gave possession away to Jose Enrique, who punted a ball into the Newcastle box. Suarez brought the ball under control, skipped past Fabricio Coloccini and coolly rounded Magpies goalkeeper Tim Krul in a sweeping solo move. Coloccini's day got worse when he received a straight red card six minutes from time for a wild challenge on Suarez. The draw left Newcastle in 10th place while Liverpool climbed into 12th spot, three points behind the Magpies. Earlier Sunday, Queens Park Rangers and Reading were still both left searching for their first Premier League win of the season after sharing the points in a 1-1 draw at Loftus Road. Barca in best start Barcelona's 3-1 home win over Celta Vigo Saturday marked the Catalan club's best start to the Spanish league in its 113-year history. Its ninth win through 10 rounds maintained an eight-point gap over defending champion Real Madrid, which beat Zaragoza 4-0 at home. Barcelona's previous best start came under Dutch coach Louis van Gaal in 1997 when it had eight wins and a draw before losing its first match. Adriano and David Villa scored in the 21st and 26th minutes to give Barcelona a 2-1 advantage by halftime, with Mario Bermejo netting for Celta in the 24th. Villa played Jordi Alba clear to put the result beyond doubt in the 61st. Also, undefeated Atletico Madrid looked to retain its share of the league lead with a ninth straight win at Valencia. Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, who became a father for the first time Friday to a baby boy, paraded his Golden Boot trophy for the top scorer in Europe's domestic leagues last season before the game. Messi, usually so deadly when given even half a chance, uncharacteristically failed to get off a shot when he stole the ball and had only Varas to beat just before halftime. Messi was unable to add to his league-leading 13 goals. Madrid won thanks to goals by Gonzalo Higuain, Angel di Maria, Michael Essien and Luka Modric. Higuain pounced on a save that Zaragoza goalkeeper Roberto Jimenez could not hang onto in the 23rd minute. Two minutes later Di Maria did the same to the hapless Jimenez. Malaga suffered just its second loss in 16 games in all competitions when Francisco Medina scored twice to give Rayo Vallecano a 2-1 win at La Rosaleda Stadium. — Reuters
