A crushing victory for Barcelona on Girona

A crushing victory for Barcelona on Girona

A crushing victory for Barcelona on Girona

A crushing victory for Barcelona on Girona: 

Lionel Messi astonished on his way to another vocation record as Luis Suarez hit a cap trap in Barcelona's 6-1 obliteration of Girona. 

Messi indented a great support and has now scored against 36 rivals in Spain's best flight – more than some other player in the opposition's history. 

Ninth-set Girona have made waves in their presentation LaLiga season and Pablo Machin's side drew first blood at Camp Nou through Portu, the forward adding to objectives against Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia this term. 

Barca's reaction was splendid, with Messi going through his full collection to put their Catalan neighbors in their place and proceed onward to 30 in all rivalries this season. 

A 10-point lead over Atletico Madrid – who confront a precarious excursion to Sevilla on Sunday – was basically secured considerably time, however Philippe Coutinho stupendous first group strike for the Blaugrana and Suarez's treble gave the home steadfast further motivation to delight. 

It was the first run through Messi, Suarez, Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele were named in a similar beginning XI by Ernesto Valverde, yet there is little uncertainty over who remains the ace. 

Ivan Rakitic picked the wrong minute to get associated with the showboating soul of Barcelona's elite player line-up when his foolish backheel prompted Girona's third-minute opener. 

Girona scythed forward on the break and, despite the fact that Aday Benitez seemed to have invade the ball, faltering between Barca focus back Samuel Umtiti and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen enabled Portu to take in and complete well from a thin edge. 

The home side reacted in a flash – Messi rolling a commonly culminate throughball for Suarez to opening home. 

The Argentinian whiz soon clicked into virtuoso mode with some lavish passing and, when Suarez furnished a proportional payback of his prior help, Bernardo Espinosa hastened back to take Messi's chip off the line. 

Bono's endeavors were not all that hearty after 30 minutes as Messi turned back inside Jonas Ramalho and Juanpe. The subsequent shot was struck solidly enough yet the Girona goalkeeper ought to have improved the situation than repelling into his base right corner. 

Barca's charm appeared to be resolved to transform Bono's night into a trial and he cut an adorable free-kick under a hopping protective divider to make it 3-1. 

Girona continued coming and Ter Stegen spared forcefully from Anthony Lozano's header, however a rankling break organized by Messi enabled Coutinho to tee up Suarez for a straightforward wrap up. 

There was no eased up from Valverde's side and Rakitic and Dembele consolidated for Suarez to hit the outside of the post in quest for his cap trap following 53 minutes. 

Dembele moved inside Espinoza to come excruciatingly near a certainty boosting objective before Gerard Pique was permitted to rest for the last half hour, having again limped through bits of the activity. 

Coutinho conveyed Camp Nou to its feet with a trademark styler from 26 yards halfway during that time half. 

Bono at last bested Messi by tipping his most recent free-kick far from the best corner and touched a late header from substitute Thomas Vermaelan on to the bar. 

Be that as it may, he needed to pick a ball that now has a place with Suarez out of his net one final time in the 77th moment – Dembele running after the correct channel and intersection for the Uruguay striker to wrap up.