Suarez got Barcelona rolling at the Nou Camp in the 15th minute.
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The Uruguayan forward and the fit-again Lionel Messi each netted twice on Tuesday night, with Gerard Pique and Adriano also on the scoresheet before Edin Dzeko bagged a consolation goal in stoppage time for the Italian side.
Suarez hit two and Neymar got another in the demolition of Real, taking the pair’s total to 19 goals in seven games.
Messi showed no rust from his time on the sideline recovering from a ligament he tore on September 26.
“There are plenty of things we need to improve on and the players know that… they’re no fools”.
Lionel Messi has found it “hard” after returning from a two-month injury lay-off and says the key to Barcelona’s success is the entire team enjoys themselves.
“I enjoyed watching the team, but playing is better”, said Messi, who went in as a second-half substitute in the 4-0 rout of Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium last weekend.
“When you see your players have fun out on the pitch, you’re happy”, the manager added.
Barca are now top of their pool with 13 points from five matches, with Roma incredibly still in second with five points.
And Maicon did not try to gloss over the performance of Rudi Garcia’s side after the match. A 1-1 draw between BATE Borisov and Bayer Leverkusen in Belarus meant the Catalans were through.
In Group F, it’s all over, at least for Bayern Munich. The 2011 Champions League winning team Barcelona produced is the best team I’ve ever watched in the sport.
Douglas Costa, Robert Lewandowski, Thomas Mueller and Kingsley Coman all netted for the Bavarians, who cruised to victory despite having Holger Badstuber sent off early in the second half. “We tried to play our football but tonight we didn’t manage to do anything”, the ex-Manchester City player said. “My compliments to the team, we can be pleased”.
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Zenit St Petersburg saw off Valencia 2-0 for their fifth straight European win to secure top spot in Group H. Andre Villas-Boas’ men eased home thanks to goals from Oleg Shatov and Artem Dzyuba. Gary Cahill puts the visitors on the scoresheet in the 20th minute with a close-range effort.
