Thomas Vermaelen was Barcelona's unlikely goalscorer as the Spanish champions finally broke Malaga's resistance to win their opening home league fixture.
Barcelona failed to score in either league game against Malaga last season.
A repeat looked increasingly likely as goalkeeper Carlos Kameni denied Lionel Messi four times in the second half.
But with 18 minutes to go ex-Arsenal defender Vermaelen volleyed his first Barcelona goal to secure the points.
Vermaelen has endured a difficult time at Barcelona since signing from Arsenal last August.
Barcelona won the treble last season and so far this season have added the Uefa Super Cup and Uefa's Player of the Year award for Lionel Messi
Injury restricted the Belgium international, 29, to just one appearance last season.
But he has started both of Barca's league games so far at the start of their title defence and prompted huge relief around the Nou Camp when he finally found a way past Kameni.
The Cameroon international stood firm against Messi but when he pushed away a Luis Suarez cross at full stretch, Vermaelen showed fine technique to strike the winner from 15 yards out.
Barcelona were denied what looked a strong penalty appeal in the first half when Suarez was challenged by Marcos Angeleri after Javier Mascherano, who has never scored for Barca, had headed against the bar.
Malaga looked dangerous on the break and almost went ahead through a spectacular long-range effort from Juan Carlos which landed on the roof of the net after 20 minutes.
Relive Barcelona's victory here.
Patience pays off
Thomas Vermaelen cost Barcelona £15m when he signed from Arsenal on a five-year contract in August 2014.
A serious hamstring injury delayed his debut until the final game of Barca's La Liga title success.
He may not be an automatic choice this season with Gerard Pique to return from injury.
But the former Ajax defender is likely to get his share of games and he won some goodwill with the supporters with his winning goal against Malaga, the 27th of his club career.
Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (6)
Barcelona
- 13 Bravo
- 20 Sergi
- 14 Mascherano
- 23 Vermaelen (Mathieu - 90' )
- 18 Alba
- 04 Rakitic (Rafinha - 63' )
- 05 Busquets
- 08 Iniesta
- 10 Messi
- 09 Suárez
- 11 Neymar (Ramírez - 87' )
Substitutes
- 01 ter Stegen
- 12 Rafinha
- 15 Bartra
- 17 El Haddadi
- 19 Ramírez
- 24 Mathieu
- 28 Gumbau
Málaga
- 01 Kameni
- 18 Rosales
- 15 Angeleri
- 03 Pena de Oliveira (Albentosa - 25' )
- 23 Torres Booked
- 10 da Luz Horta (Añor Acosta - 73' )
- 12 Tissone Booked
- 14 García del Pozo Booked
- 07 Pérez López
- 20 Cop
- 11 Amrabat (Dias de Oliveira - 54' )
Substitutes
- 02 Albentosa
- 05 Espinho
- 09 Dias de Oliveira
- 13 Ochoa
- 17 Barbosa Valente
- 19 Boka
- 28 Añor Acosta
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Barcelona 1, Málaga 0.
90:00 +3:03 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Málaga 0.
90:00 +2:23Attempt missed. Charles (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juan Carlos.
90:00 +0:57 BookingBooking Miguel Torres (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90:00 +0:54Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90:00 +0:54Foul by Miguel Torres (Málaga).
89:26 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Barcelona. Jeremy Mathieu replaces Thomas Vermaelen.
88:59 BookingBooking Fernando Tissone (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88:54Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88:54Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
87:25Offside, Barcelona. Rafinha tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
87:03Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87:03Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
86:11Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86:11Foul by Juan Carlos (Málaga).
86:01 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Barcelona. Sandro Ramírez replaces Neymar.
83:26Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Kameni.
83:25Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
82:01Offside, Barcelona. Rafinha tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
79:48Attempt missed. Duje Cop (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fernando Tissone with a headed pass.
Foul by Neymar (Barcelona).
79:10Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76:08Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
75:02Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Angeleri.
73:18Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73:18Foul by Charles (Málaga).
72:50 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Málaga. Juanpi replaces Ricardo Horta.
72:07 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Barcelona 1, Málaga 0. Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
71:30Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl Albentosa.
71:29Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
71:04Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71:04Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
70:36Attempt saved. Rafinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
69:57Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69:57Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
69:02Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
69:01Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafinha.
68:34Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68:34Foul by Duje Cop (Málaga).
66:00Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66:00Foul by Charles (Málaga).
65:20Offside, Málaga. Juan Carlos tries a through ball, but Ricardo Horta is caught offside.
64:15Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
63:51Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Angeleri.
62:48 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Ivan Rakitic.
61:40Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Raúl Albentosa.
61:38Attempt blocked. Neymar (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
60:26Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neymar following a corner.
60:03Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Roberto Rosales.
58:59Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
58:05Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
57:37Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Carlos Kameni.
57:34Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
53:54Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53:54Foul by Duje Cop (Málaga).
53:18 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Málaga. Charles replaces Nordin Amrabat.
52:29Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
52:29Miguel Torres (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52:05Attempt saved. Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross.
51:34Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Angeleri.
51:32Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar.
49:40Attempt missed. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
47:29Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47:29Foul by Nordin Amrabat (Málaga).
45:00Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.
45:00 +1:10 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Málaga 0.
45:00 +0:42Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45:00 +0:42Foul by Nordin Amrabat (Málaga).
44:32Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ricardo Horta.
42:38 BookingBooking Recio (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42:26Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42:26Foul by Recio (Málaga).
42:23Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42:23Foul by Juan Carlos (Málaga).
41:52Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
40:40Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Javier Mascherano.
36:23Offside, Málaga. Juan Carlos tries a through ball, but Nordin Amrabat is caught offside.
35:15Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a through ball.
34:51Attempt saved. Duje Cop (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross.
31:47Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
31:05Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31:05Foul by Raúl Albentosa (Málaga).
29:20Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29:20Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
29:04Attempt saved. Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Neymar.
28:33Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Duje Cop.
28:09Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Angeleri.
27:22Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27:22Foul by Nordin Amrabat (Málaga).
25:02Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
24:46 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Málaga. Raúl Albentosa replaces Weligton.
24:31Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24:05Delay in match Weligton (Málaga) because of an injury.
23:32Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Angeleri.
21:53Offside, Málaga. Carlos Kameni tries a through ball, but Nordin Amrabat is caught offside.
20:57Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Angeleri.
19:52Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19:52Foul by Recio (Málaga).
19:13Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
19:13Juan Carlos (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18:42Attempt missed. Juan Carlos (Málaga) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is just a bit too high.
17:44Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Javier Mascherano.
14:00Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Rakitic with a cross following a corner.
13:21Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Recio.
13:20Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
12:05Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12:05Foul by Duje Cop (Málaga).
8:48Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8:48Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
8:15Attempt saved. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
4:24Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4:24Foul by Fernando Tissone (Málaga).
3:36Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
3:36Marcos Angeleri (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3:02Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Roberto Rosales.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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