<!-- Article Start --> <h3 style="text-align: justify">FC Barcelona won their opening clash against Athletic Bilbao, but lost Dani Alves and Sergio Busquets to injuries.</h3> <h3 style="text-align: justify"></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">FC Barcelona managed to hold off Athletic Bilbao, winning their opening La Liga game by a solitary Luis Suarez goal.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The club went into the game having lost a host of defensive players to suspension and injuries. There was no Jeremy Mathieu, Gerard Pique or Adriano. Joining this list are Dani Alves and Sergio Busqets who were injured in a bruising tie.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Alves out due to groin strain, Busquets injury just a knock</h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Dani Alves may have to face a spell out due to a groin strain while Busquets is reported to have a slight knock.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The Brazilian was forced off early in Barcelona's victory over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday, while midfielder Busquets was replaced in the second half following a collision with striker Aritz Aduriz.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">FC Barcelona had to deploy Sergi Roberto at right-back owing to the departure of Martin Montoya in the summer and new signing Douglas remained injured as well.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">However, FC Barcelona released a<a href="http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/dani-alves-injury-confirmed"> statement</a> describing Busquets' knock as "nothing important", even though Dani Alves has been diagnosed with a groin strain and could be out of action for some time.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify">Suarez not worried as injury mounts</h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Having scored the winner at Bilbao,<a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/2015/luis-suarez-relieved-as-international-break-comes-to-fc-barcelonas-rescue-amidst-injury-crisis/"> Suarez expressed his relief at the arrival of the international break as the injury list increases</a> for FC Barcelona.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However, the fiery Uruguayan is confident that the duo can be replaced with quality players ahead of the home match against Malaga on Saturday.</p> "We know we are walking a fine line, they are players who add a lot to the team, but we have a match ahead next week and we have quality players that can play in their place," Suarez said as quoted by <a href="http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2015/08/24/14711872/barcelona-will-cope-without-dani-alves-and-busquets-suarez">Goal.com</a>. "These games inspire us to win the league. We won the game and that's what is important, we had to wait for the [right] moment to create some scoring chances." <!-- Article End -->