Watch out Real Madrid. Barcelona can at present outscore rivals even on an uncommon day when Lionel Messi is a long way from his splendid self. Barcelona warmed up for next round’s Clasico at Madrid by steering Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 Sunday to expand its lead of the Spanish association.
Messi attempted to participate in the annihilation, yet the Argentina forward had a punishment spared by goalkeeper Ruben Martinez after he had just been baffled on three separate events when he hit the woodwork. Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez additionally sent shots off the post.
Barcelona didn’t require any objectives from Messi, nonetheless, as Suarez and Paulinho both scored twice to enable the group to profit by Valencia’s misfortune at Eibar on Saturday.
“If we had practiced to hit the woodwork we probably wouldn’t do it as well,” Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde joked. “Once the first goal fell, our opponent had to take risks and that made things easier.”
Unbeaten Barcelona stretched out its preference to six focuses over Atletico Madrid, which bounced in front of Valencia by beating Alaves on Saturday. Valencia is eight focuses behind Barcelona.
Genuine Madrid is 11 focuses uncontrolled in fourth with a diversion close by before Barcelona visits the Santiago Bernabeu one weekend from now.
“We are pleased because the best way to prepare for a big match is to get a win beforehand and get that extra boost of confidence,” Valverde said. “But nobody wins the league at this point in the season.”
Martinez turned back a whirlwind of three strikes minutes before Barcelona moved when Andres Iniesta discovered Deportivo daydreaming endeavoring to leave its own region after a cleared corner kick.
Iniesta spied Messi and heaved the ball forward to the star forward. Messi wrapped up by controlling the go with his chest before attracting Martinez to him and laying off for Suarez to score in the 29th moment.
Suarez got his second two minutes after halftime. He utilized one touch of his left boot to drive in Sergi Roberto’s magnificent cross that bowed the ball behind the withdrawing protection to meet Suarez at the far post.
After just scoring three times in the initial 11 rounds, Suarez has six objectives in his last five class matches.
Paulinho had multiplied the lead in the 41st and got Barcelona’s fourth objective in the 75th by completing off shots that had fallen off the upright by Messi and Alba.
The objectives were Paulinho’s fifth and 6th since the Brazil midfielder landed from the Chinese alliance the previous summer.
“Our rival was superior to us in every way,” said Deportivo manager Cristobol Parralo.
