Match ends, Barcelona 8, Huesca 2.
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Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored twice as Barcelona hit eight goals past La Liga newcomers Huesca.
The minnows took an early lead through Watford loanee Cucho Hernandez but Messi levelled with a shot off the post.
The Argentine also hit the bar and added a second on the counter-attack, as well as assisting two goals.
He could have had a hat-trick when Barca won a late penalty, but he let Suarez take it for his second goal.
The win takes Barcelona level with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on nine points from three games.
Huesca - in their first top-flight season - lost 8-1 on their only previous trip to the Nou Camp in the Copa del Rey in 2014-15.
They got off to a perfect start when 19-year-old Hernandez turned the ball home from close range.
Messi levelled with a good finish after skilfully moving into the box.
The champions took the lead when Jorge Pulido scored an own goal from Jordi Alba's cross, and the Barca defender then set up Suarez for a goal eventually allowed by the video assistant referee.
Alex Gallar gave the visitors, who had not lost in their opening two games, renewed home with a close-range goal moments later.
But Barca were rampant after the break with Ousmane Dembele scoring his third goal of the season from Suarez's pass.
Messi then set up a great goal, with Ivan Rakitic smashing the ball home on the bounce.
The Argentine chased on to a Philippe Coutinho ball to score his second, then played in Alba for Barca's seventh - in the week the left-back was left out of Spain's squad.
Suarez won an injury-time penalty following a foul by keeper Axel Werner and threw the ball to Messi so he could score his third. But the Barcelona captain gave the ball back to his team-mate, who sent Werner the wrong way.
Line-ups
Barcelona
Formation 4-3-3
- 1ter Stegen
- 20Roberto
- 3Piqué
- 23UmtitiSubstituted forLengletat 65'minutes
- 18Alba
- 4RakiticSubstituted forVidalat 71'minutesBooked at 88mins
- 5BusquetsSubstituted forArthurat 76'minutes
- 7Coutinho
- 10Messi
- 9Suárez
- 11Dembélé
Substitutes
- 2Nélson Semedo
- 8Arthur
- 13Cillessen
- 14Malcom
- 15Lenglet
- 19El Haddadi
- 22Vidal
Huesca
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Werner
- 24Miramón
- 14Pulido
- 3Etxeita
- 16Correia PintoBooked at 26mins
- 11Gallar FalgueraSubstituted forBorges Semedoat 65'minutes
- 23MustoBooked at 87mins
- 8Melero
- 6Gómez Bardonado
- 12LongoSubstituted forGurlerat 58'minutes
- 9HernándezSubstituted forÁvilaat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Borges Semedo
- 7Ferreiro
- 13Santamaría
- 18Ínsua
- 19Ávila
- 21Gurler
- 22Sastre
- Referee:
- Mario Melero López
- Attendance:
- 71,057
Match Stats
Home TeamBarcelonaAway TeamHuesca
- Possession
- Home68%
- Away32%
- Shots
- Home30
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home14
- Away3
- Corners
- Home9
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home6
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Barcelona 8, Huesca 2.
Goal!
Goal! Barcelona 8, Huesca 2. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
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Penalty Barcelona. Luis Suárez draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Axel Werner (Huesca) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
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Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
Booking
Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
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Ezequiel Ávila (Huesca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Damián Musto (Huesca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
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Offside, Huesca. Moi Gómez tries a through ball, but Serdar Gurler is caught offside.
Goal!
Goal! Barcelona 7, Huesca 2. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
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Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
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Luisinho (Huesca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
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Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Xabier Etxeita (Huesca).
Substitution
Substitution, Barcelona. Arthur replaces Sergio Busquets.
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This is why he's the best, not selfish just does everything he can to help his team.
Barca and Madrid are clearly better than any PL side yet they always get a similar points total in La Liga as our top sides do in the PL. Therefore the other La Liga teams must be similar if not better than the other teams in the PL.
He knows his penalty record isn't the best, so he puts the team first even when they're already winning 7-2.
Spanish teams' record in Europe suggest a certain quality in depth.
Every HYS you comment on you spout utter drivel. Messi not the best ? Get a grip........he is definitely the most skilful footballer in the last 10 - 15 years.
'Messi didn’t do it for his country though I admire him still, he need the ultimate prize'.
Yawn.
Olympic Gold.
U21 WC winner.
2014 WC finalist (would have won if Higuian had not missed a sitter - took the Germans 105 mins to score).
2014 WC scores last minute goal against Iran.
2018 WC Hatrick v Equador to qualify (when 1 down)
He doesn't need it.
GOAT.
You mean like every other league in Europe, including your EPL where only Man City, Chelsea or Liverpool have any chance of winning the title this season or one of the next 10.
Sorry my friend but your name gives away your allegiance and that speaks volumes about how much you are able to appreciate what good football looks like. So you think Sevilla, Bilbao and Valencia are inferior to Everton, Leicester and Burnley.😂
The Spanish league has an average rating of 2840 per club, the English 2614.
The Bundesliga has a higher average rating per club than the English, 2662.
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..more humiliating than Barca 8-2 Heusca
How often do you see that in professional football?