Barcelona 8-2 Huesca: Messi and Co unlock goalscoring potential
Valverde's side thrashed the visiting minnows with a brutal landslide of goals
Barcelona recovered from going a goal down against Huesca on Sunday to record a stunning 8-2 win at Camp Nou.
FC Barcelona
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SD Huesca
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FC Barcelona
Ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Umtiti (Lenglet, min. 65), Jordi Alba, Busquets (Arthur, min. 75), Rakitic (Arturo Vidal, min. 70), Coutinho, Messi (c), Dembélé y Luis Suárez.
SD Huesca
Werner, Miramón, Pulido, Etxeita, Luisinho, Gallar (Semedo, min. 65), Musto, Melero (c), Moi Gómez, Longo (Gürler, min. 57) y Cucho Hernández (Ávila, min. 70).
Goles
0-1, min. 2: Cucho Hernández desvía a la red un remate de cabeza de Longo. 1-1, min. 16: Messi, tras recortar a dos defensas en el área del Huesca y chutar cruzado con la derecha. 2-1, min. 23: Pulido (pp) introduce el balón en la red de Werner en su intento de despejar un centro de Jordi Alba. 3-1, min. 39: Luis Suárez remata a puerta tras un buen pase de la muerte de Jordi Alba. 3-2, min. 42: Alex Gallar aprovecha un remate de Moi Gómez para rematar ante Ter Stegen en el área pequeña. 4-2, min. 48: Dembélé remata con la zurda tras una gran asistencia al espacio de Suárez. 5-2, min. 51: Rakitic conecta una volea cruzada con la pierna derecha en el área de Werner. 6-2, min. 63. Messi cabalga en solitario hacia la meta del Huesca y bate a Werner. 7-2, min. 79: Jordi Alba progresa por la banda izquierda, recibe un pase de Messi y bate al meta del Huesca. 8-2, min. 90+2: Luis Suárez, de penalti cometido por Werner sobre el propio jugador uruguayo.
Árbitro
Melero López (comité andaluz): Amonestó con cartulina amarilla a Luisinho (min. 25), Musto (min. 85) y Arturo Vidal (min. 86).
Incidencias
Partido correspondiente a la tercera jornada de LaLiga Santander, disputado en el Camp Nou ante 72.892 espectadores.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored two goals each, with Ousmane Dembele, Ivan Rakitic, Jordi Alba and an own goal wrapping up the three points as Barca made it three wins from three this season.
Huesca, playing at Camp Nou for the first time in the top flight, took a surprise lead in the first half when Cucho turned home Longo’s knockdown.
However, Barca soon levelled through a brilliant individual effort from Messi, who fired home after leaving Lusinho grounded with a brilliant turn.
Jordi Alba’s cross was then deflected into his own net by Jorge Pulido to give the home side the advantage.
A first goal of the season for Luis Suarez made it three, but only after a lengthy VAR process deemed there was no offside in the build up.
Huesca didn’t lie down, though, and Gallar pulled a goal back before the break to set up an interesting second half.
Barça, though, weren’t as generous after the break, adding five more goals as they racked up their goal difference going into the international break.
Dembele scored their fourth goal, firing home after being played through by Suarez, and Messi then set up Rakitic, who scored with a sweet volley.
Coutinho sent Messi through to make it six before Messi set up Alba, who recorded two assists and one goal two days after being left out of the Spain squad by Luis Enrique.
Suarez completed the win in stoppage time from the penalty spot.
