Barca have revenge in mind against Bilbao in La Liga

Sunday night saw Messi play at Camp Nou for the first time since picking up the trophy.

Neymar added a second before setting up Suarez for a third just after half-time, and some magic from the Brazilian handed Ivan Rakitic an unmissable chance to make it 4-0 just past the hour mark.

“Barca are always the slight favourites, but we were in the Supercopa and we lost to Athletic then”. The former Liverpool man played a delightful pass to the Brazilian and he lobbed Iago Herrerin from inside the area.

Aduriz is arguably Athletic Bilbao’s only potent weapon when it comes to a match of this magnitude and it is tough to see where their goals will now come from, with winger Inaki Williams expected to bear the brunt of attacking efficiency. Looking at the three games that already happened this season, Barcelona have squeaked a win at home, drawn another at home, and suffered a heavy defeat in their only away game.

Luis Enrique’s side have won more points than any other side in La Liga after conceding the first goal this season (9).

Full-back Aleix Vidal and midfielder Arda Turan started once more, enjoying the long-awaited opening chapters to their Barcelona careers after the club’s Federation Internationale de Football Association ban from registering new players expired this month.

-Neymar has assisted Lusi Suarez’s five goals in la Liga this season, the joint-highest combination alongside Roberto Soldado and Cedric Bakambu.

Referee Antonio Mateu pointed to the spot and felt that Suarez would have had a chance to score, so sent off Iraizoz in just the fourth minute.

The Blaugrana went on to ultimately win the game 6-0, with Suarez contributing a second half hat trick to the cause.