Deportivo la Coruna vs FC Barcelona : match report

Luis Suarez netted four times and set up three more to help Barcelona to an 8-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna at Estadio Riazor on Wednesday, finally ending the champions’ depressing four-game winless streak in La Liga.

Deportivo la Coruna vs FC Barcelona : match report

Luis Enrique men’s desperately needed to respond after defeats at the hands of Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Valencia had substantially eroded their lead at the top of the standings, leaving them level on points with second-placed Atletico Madrid going into the match.

The Catalans got their early opening in the 11th minute of the Deportivo la Coruna vs FC Barcelona match. Suarez shrugged off Sidnei after a corner from Rakitic and left Manu with no chance, volleying home from close range.

Suarez then struck again to double Barcelona’s lead in the 24th minute of the Deportivo la Coruna vs FC Barcelona encounter. Messi found his Uruguayan team-mate with a delicate throughball and the former Liverpool ace beat Manu with a calm finish.

The prolific attacker should have gotten his hat-trick soon after a superb cross from Dani Alves from the right, but he miraculously managed to steer it wide from mere yards out.

Rakitic worsened Deportivo’s woes in the 47th minute of the Deportivo la Coruna vs FC Barcelona match, making it three after some great work from Suarez.

There was no stopping Suarez at the Riazor and the formidable striker got his hat-trick in the 53rd minute, slotting past Manu with the outside of his right boot after yet another Messi assist.

Things went from bad to even worse for Deportivo and Suarez got his fourth of the evening after some really good work from Neymar.

That was not the end of it just yet, though, as Suarez then managed to lose his marker with a fine individual action before reaching Messi to make it 6-0 further.

Bartra also found the net late on after a splendid solo run, while Neymar made it eight after yet another brilliant Suarez assist as Barcelona returned to winning ways in typically impressive fashion.