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Iniesta injured as Barcelona fight-back to defeat Bayer Leverkusen

Barcelona stormed back to defeat Bayer Leverkusen in tonight's Champions League clash.

Barcelona averted another upset with two late goals to some from behind and beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos headed the Germans into a 21st-minute lead and Barca, without talisman Lionel Messi through injury, struggled to get back into the game.

But Sergi Roberto eventually equalised in the 81st minute and 90 seconds later Luis Suarez secured three points for the off-colour Catalan giants.

With Rafinha and Lionel Messi out for many months, the sight of Andrés Iniesta limping off with a hamstring injury just after the hour is another blow for Barca, despite their storming win.

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