The Barcelona team shattered their 6: 1 Catalunian neighbors from Girona in a meeting of the 25th round of La Liga, played against 85,417 spectators at Camp Nou. Portu angered the beast with a goal in the third minute, but followed the canonade of Luis Suarez (5, 44 and 76), Lionel Messi (30 and 37) and Philippe Coottinho (66). With his two goals tonight, the Argentine is already the player with the most assists in the history of Primera – 148. It is reminded that La Pulga is the best promoter in the eternal rankings of the Spanish Championship.
Ernesto Valverde took the lead of Luis Suarez and Usman Dembele, actively assisted by Lionel Messi. Philippe Coutinho replaced Captain Andres Iniesta in the middle of the pitch. Gerard Picke and Samuel Umutiti formed the central defensive pair. Pablo Machin arranged a 3-4-2-1 circuit with central striker Antony Lozano, ignoring Cristian Stuwani.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
The hosts started at high speed and surrounded the Gironde penal field. In spite of the strong start, “los coules” received a goal in the first pass of the center from the guests. In the third minute Sergio Buscquet lost the ball, Lozano advanced to the left, dropped the ball forward, Yumtiti was quicker, but he did not know why he stepped back and allowed Portu to take him away. There was a strike at the nearby and in the far beams, and then the ball went into the net. The French national did not catch up with the ball, perhaps because he saw the upcoming Mark-Andre Ter Stegen.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
In the fifth minute the remix was restored. Busquettes found Messi, and he deliberately led Luis Suarez, who found a break alone against goalkeeper Yassin Bunu – 1: 1. In the seventh minute the Montili boys again showed their teeth in the attack: Borha Garcia took Lazano to the penalty area, which was too high. In the 11th, Messi falsified the ball from a direct free kick, but the “white-red” goalkeeper was careful and killed.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
A minute later, Leo Messi assisted precisely to the overwhelming Jordi Alba. The bailman tried to give his breast to the uncovered Luis Suarez, but he could not do so. In the 19th Suarez he knocked the ball for Messi, who mastered the breasts and elegantly transferred the goalkeeper, but Bernardo Espinosa slaughtered in front of the goal. The 26th Luis Suarez slipped to the edge of the ambush and shot from a small angle – Bunu slaughtered. Two minutes later, Nelson Semedo took the ball, Dembele went ahead and handed over to the archer for Messi, who decided to shoot very hard and sent the ball a little above the beam.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
In the 30th Luis Suarez again managed to sprint from a regular position, Messi was in a passive ambush, but quickly received from the Uruguayan. Barcelona’s number 10 seemingly missed the shot, flipped two defenders and found a crash hole in the lower right corner of the goalie – 2: 1. Bunu could have intervened better. In the 37th Messi made 3: 1 after a brilliant free kick of about 19 meters. The Argentine would be under the wall and roll the ball into the right corner of the goalie in order to score his 22nd goal in La Liga during the season.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
The guests from Girona replied with a good shot with Lozano’s head in the 39th minute – Ter Stegen killed. At the 41st Alex Grange, he turned very technically to the far upper corner, the German guard watched the ball that passed very close to the target. In the 44th Semedo found Messi in the middle of the pitch, La Pulga advanced and brought extraordinarily Koutinho who did not think to shoot from a small angle, and knocked on Luis Suarez, and he only pointed in the empty door – 4: 1.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
In the 51st minute, Pique experienced severe knee pain after a collision with Pere Pons but found strength to stand up and continue. In the 53nd Losenano overtook Alba and kicked off the net. A minute later the Blaugranas developed a nice attack: Ivan Rakitic sought Dembele, who turned left to Luis Suarez. The Uruguay fired at the diagonal instantly and found the side beam.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
In the 57th Dembale he fouled Bernardo and decided to shoot at the far corner – a little off. The French footballer could go to the uncovered Suarez, but he looked naked. In the 64th Pique, however, he left the pitch at the expense of the restored Thomas Vermelen. In the 66th Luis Suarez handed over to Kouttinho, he turned and sought his desired position for shooting himself. The Brazilian turned the ball perfectly to the far corner and scored a very nice shot with a 22 meter stroke – 5: 1.
Barcelona – Girona + 32
Two minutes later, there was suspicion of a penalty kick in Barça’s penal field after Semedo’s action. The judge judged that there was no violation and so the “los cules” remained without a penalty to his detriment in the last two years (in Primer). In the 70’s Messi fired quite a direct free kick, but Yasin Bunu was careful and reflective. In the 76th Racitich brought Dembele to the right, he centered on the uncovered Luis Suarez who easily made his 20th championship goal and turned his hat-trick.
In the 82nd Vermalem was also close to his goal after shooting his head – the goalkeeper knocked the ball into the crossbar. In 85th Semedo suffered a thigh injury and barcelona had to finish the match with a lesser person. In 87th Alba finally managed to win a yellow card after several minutes of testing. So the left defender will be “clean” for the match with Atletico Madrid. At the very end, Ter Stegen saved after a debut for a second goal.
The “Blue-Reds” registered the 32nd consecutive match without defeat in La Liga and wrote a new story. Barcelona’s next match is on Thursday as a guest of Las Palmas. Girona plays on Tuesday against Celta.