Barcelona 8-2 Huesca: Lionel Messi-inspired champions thrash minnows

Last updated on 2 September 2018.From the section European Football56

Barcelona celebrate — Barcelona have won all three of their La Liga games so far this season

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.

Relive the action as it happened

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
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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

Post update
Match ends, Barcelona 8, Huesca 2.
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Barcelona 8, Huesca 2.

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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.
90'+1'
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Penalty conceded by Axel Werner (Huesca) after a foul in the penalty area.
90'
Post update
Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
90'
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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.
88'
Booking
Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'
Post update
Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
88'
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Ezequiel Ávila (Huesca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87'
Booking
Damián Musto (Huesca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87'
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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.
83'
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Offside, Huesca. Moi Gómez tries a through ball, but Serdar Gurler is caught offside.
81'
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.
79'
Post update
Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
79'
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Luisinho (Huesca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Post update
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
77'
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Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77'
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Foul by Xabier Etxeita (Huesca).
76'
Substitution
Substitution, Barcelona. Arthur replaces Sergio Busquets.

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Comment posted by Maxywell, at 20:21 2 Sep 2018
8 - I'm assuming your 3 proper teams are the two Madrids and Barca, i suppose Sevilla who have beaten Man Utd and Liverpool in the last few yrs don't count? Or Valencia and Villareal who have both been in the later rounds in europe in the last decade or Bilbao who are regularly in the knockout rounds in europe?
Comment posted by PranR17, at 20:33 2 Sep 2018
"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"

This is why he's the best, not selfish just does everything he can to help his team.
Comment posted by AnnahBJ4, at 20:28 2 Sep 2018
People say La Liga is a weak league but City got 100 points last season! No La Liga side, not even the great Barca or Madrid teams have got more than 100 points.

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.
Comment posted by Ternacious, at 19:50 2 Sep 2018
Messi, all time greatest.
Comment posted by TKGriffiths, at 20:42 2 Sep 2018
Respect for giving Suarez the penalty, that's a real captain's action.

He knows his penalty record isn't the best, so he puts the team first even when they're already winning 7-2.
Comment posted by joedurham, at 20:26 2 Sep 2018
Osca ( Heusca) have the same number of points as Atletico Madrid.

Spanish teams' record in Europe suggest a certain quality in depth.
Comment posted by U17125287, at 20:08 2 Sep 2018
#6......

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.
Comment posted by joedurham, at 19:52 2 Sep 2018
Scoreline says it all really. If Dembele can stand up this season, then Barça are going to have a formidable front line - Messi, Suarez, Dembele and Coutinho- which, if steeled up by Vidal in midfield, will make them firm candidates for everything this year. Madrid, however, will put up more of a fight in the league.
Comment posted by brittennisfan, at 21:37 2 Sep 2018
See the same old idiots are out in the comments section. Real, Barça and Atletico are 3 of the best clubs in the world. You really think they wouldn't stick at least 8 past the likes of West Brom, Villa, Sunderland? If we don't see this happen in the Premier League it's because our best teams are not as good as the La Liga clubs.
Comment posted by TangoLima, at 20:51 2 Sep 2018
3. Posted by BBCMD

'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.
Comment posted by campbelljaa, at 20:05 2 Sep 2018
That Rakitic goal was pure class
Comment posted by U17058517, at 20:12 2 Sep 2018
@8
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.
Comment posted by U17058517, at 21:12 2 Sep 2018
@20
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.😂
Comment posted by U17116439, at 21:18 2 Sep 2018
@15 The lowest rated Spanish club on the Euro club index is Real Valladolid on 2166 pts. Huddersfield Town are the lowest rated English club on 1985 pts.

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.
Comment posted by taking the mike, at 00:43 3 Sep 2018
Can everyone stop replying to the trolls please. If u stop feeding them they will die or go elsewhere. Most of them don't even beleive there own words, they just want a reaction and attention. Mummy didnt give them enough love so they feed off negative attention instead. Obviously there are several decent teams in La Liga and they know it.
Comment posted by Is_Baiden, at 21:42 2 Sep 2018
Lets not forget ManU 8 -2 Arsenal

Man Utd 9-0 Ipswich - Mar 95
Tottenham 9-1 Wigan - Nov 09
Chelsea 8-0 Wigan - May 10
Newcastle 8-0 Sheff Wed - Sep 99
M'brough 8-1 Man City - May 08
Nottm For 1-8 Man Utd - Feb 99
Chelsea 7-0 Stoke - Apr 10
Arsenal 7-0 Everton - May 05
Blackburn 7-0 Nottm For - Nov 9

..more humiliating than Barca 8-2 Heusca
Comment posted by greg98jm, at 21:05 2 Sep 2018
Can't wait for El Clásico after seeing the way real and barca have started the season.
Comment posted by Dancer, at 10:09 3 Sep 2018
Just love the 'you take the pen, no that's ok, you take it

How often do you see that in professional football?
Comment posted by Matthew, at 02:24 3 Sep 2018
And nobody gets to see the game on television because Sky throw all their money on the premier league
Comment posted by U16672190, at 22:46 2 Sep 2018
Forget the rubbish about the portuguese poser and the drying paint world cup.Lionel Messi is the greatest player in the history of the game.

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	3	3	0	0	12	2	10	9
2	Real Madrid	3	3	0	0	10	2	8	9
3	Celta Vigo	3	2	1	0	5	2	3	7
4	Levante	3	1	1	1	6	4	2	4

5	Sevilla	3	1	1	1	4	2	2	4
6	Ath Bilbao	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	4

7	Espanyol	3	1	1	1	4	3	1	4
8	Real Sociedad	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	4
9	Getafe	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
10	Atl Madrid	3	1	1	1	2	3	-1	4
11	Alavés	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4
12	Girona	3	1	1	1	2	4	-2	4
13	Real Betis	3	1	1	1	1	3	-2	4
14	Huesca	3	1	1	1	6	11	-5	4
15	Eibar	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	3
16	Real Valladolid	3	0	2	1	0	1	-1	2
17	Valencia	3	0	2	1	3	5	-2	2

18	Villarreal	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1
19	Leganés	3	0	1	2	4	8	-4	1
20	Rayo Vallecano	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0

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