Luis Suárez netted a hat-trick
while Lionel Messi scored twice – his 50th and 51st goals of the season in all
competitions – as Barcelona routed bottom club Córdoba 8-0 on Saturday to extend
their lead at the top of La Liga.
Barcelona opened up a five-point
gap over Real Madrid, with Carlo Ancelotti’s second-placed team visiting
Sevilla later on Saturday, while the defeat, Córdoba’s 17th game without a win,
confirmed the team’s relegation.
It took until the 42nd minute for
Barcelona to take the lead, as Messi played Ivan Rakitic clear to start the
rout, before Suárez grabbed his first goal in first-half injury time.
Dani Alves crossed for both Messi
and Suárez to add headed goals before defender Gerard Piqué netted a header of
this own.
Messi scored his second, then
turned down the opportunity for a hat-trick, instead allowing Neymar to take an
85th-minute penalty to make it 7-0. Instead, it was Suárez who sealed his
hat-trick in the 88th minute.
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