Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol: Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar all score as Barca thrash rivals to leave them on brink of La Liga title
- Lionel Messi settled Nou Camp nerves when he gave Barcelona the lead with a neat free-kick after eight minutes
- Ivan Rakitic had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside when he turned in Messi's shot from close range
- Luis Suarez doubled Barca's lead seven minutes into the second half when he finished off a fine move
- Suarez secured the three points with his second of the game on the hour mark, heading in Neymar's corner
- Substitute Rafinha capitalises on dreadful mistake from Espanyol keeper Pau Lopez to add a fourth
- Neymar added a fifth goal to rub salt into Espanyol's wounds, turning Suarez's cross into an empty goal
LINE-UPS AND MATCH FACTS
Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Alba (Mathieu 70'); Rakitic (Rafinha 73'), Busquets, Iniesta (Turan 72'); Messi, Suarez, NeymarSubs not used: Mastip, Roberto, Vidal, MunirGoals: Messi 8', Suarez 52', 61', Rafinha 74', Neymar 83'Booked: Messi, MascheranoEspanyol (4-3-3): Lopez; Javi Lopez, Alvarez, Roco, Duarte; Canas (Montanes 72'), Diop, Sanchez; Perez, Caicedo (Moreno 45'), Arsenio (Correa 66)Subs not used: Arlauskis, L. Lopez, Sevilla, JordanBooked: Alvarez, Canas, Diop, Perez
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