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Barcelona beat Club America 2-0 in a friendly


David Villa's first-half header and Seydou Keita's 89th-minute strike lifted European champions Barcelona to a 2-0 victory over Mexico's Club America in a friendly football match on Saturday.



Barcelona finished their three-match North American tour with a victory and two losses 2-1 to Manchester United and 4-1 to Mexican club Chivas of Guadalajara.


In this North American tour Spanish giants are without two-time FIFA Player of the Year Lionel Messi as well as Daniel Alves, Javier Mascherano and Alexis Sanchez for the tour.

But even without these big guns, the match drew more than 60,000 spectators.

In the first half Barcelona demonstrated their usual control of possession, creating several early scoring opportunities that didn't bear fruit before Adriano beat America left back Oscar Rojas and delivered a cross to Villa, who dropped his marker and headed home.

Keita doubled the score in the waning stages after second-half substitute Gerard Deulofue made a run down the left flank and sent a cross that Keita slotted home.

The victory lets Barcelona end their tour on a positive note, providing a boost as the gear up for next weekend's Super Cup clash with arch-rivals Real Madrid in their first competitive match of the season.

America return to Mexican league play next Saturday.