Barcelona 6-1 Celta Vigo: Luis Suarez hat-trick and Lionel Messi free-kick special help send Luis Enrique's men three points clear at the top of La Liga as they run riot at the Nou Camp

  • Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Barcelona midway through the first-half with a superb free-kick
  • Celta Vigo striker John Guidetti converted a penalty after 38 minutes following a foul by Jordi Alba
  • Luis Suarez's 37th goal of the season put Barcelona back into the lead in the second half
  • The striker doubled his tally for the evening when he poked home his 38th goal of the season
  • Suarez completed his hat-trick after Messi passed his penalty into the path of the Uruguayan
  • The 29-year-old turned provider as he lifted a through-ball to allow Ivan Rakitic to add a fifth goal
  • Neymar added a sixth in stoppage time at the Nou Camp after being sent clear by Suarez 
  • The 6-1 win moved Barcelona three points clear in La Liga ahead of Atletico Madrid
  • The Uruguayan meets Messi's delicately timed square ball and emphatically side foots the ball beyond the hapless Sergio in goal
  • Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez lit up the Nou Camp on Sunday night with a performance that will have had Johan Cruyff smiling the broadest of smiles.
    The old maestro made the penalty assist famous at Feyenoord and Barcelona’s forwards repeated the little football miracle at the Nou Camp in the home team’s 6-1 win over Celta Vigo.
    Barcelona were 3-1 up when Messi won a second-half penalty and everyone inside the stadium expected him to score what would have been his 300th league goal. But instead he rolled the ball to Suarez to complete his hat-trick.

  • Former Liverpool striker Suarez has his hands in the air as he reacts to Gustavo Cabral's shirt pull during the opening period

    • MATCH FACTS

    Barcelona: Bravo, Alves (Vidal 61mins), Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Roberto (Rakitic 61), Iniesta (Turan 78), Busquets, Neymar, Suarez, Messi
    Subs not used: Ter Stegen, El Haddadi, Vermaelen, Mathieu
    Goalscorers: Messi 28, Suarez 59, 75, 81, Rakitic 84, Neymar 90 
    Celta Vigo: Sergio, Jonny, Mallo, Cabral, Planas, Radoja, Hernandez (Diaz 65), Wass (Diop 83), Beauvue, Sene, Guidetti (Drazic 78)
    Subs not used: Blanco, Fernandez, Iglesias, Goldar
    Goalscorers: Guidetti 39 (pen)
    Booked: Mallo, Cabral, Planas, Sene