Suarez and Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi scored twice each while Gerard Piqué and Adriano also found the net in the Group E match on Tuesday night.
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With the maximum confidence after beating its no. 1 rival Real Madrid 4-0 in an away game at Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, Barcelona once again witnessed the goal-scoring Lionel Messi after a long time. I feel very happy for his goals and for him having completed the full game.
They entertain Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday when a win will put them seven points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid who host Espanyol later in the day. “Even if Edin Dzeko had taken that chance in the first half, we still would have lost”.
The Bosnian’s penalty with 10 minutes left gave Roma a key win against Bayer Leverkusen in their last Champions League game and he will try to control the force that is Barcelona’s midfield. “We tried to play our football but tonight we didn’t manage to do anything”, the ex-Manchester City player said.
Messi had been out injured since the end of September but Barca have coped well without their talisman with strike partners Neymar and Luis Suarez in blistering form.
Messi, making his first return since injury, also notched up two goals. It was tough for me being out but I enjoyed myself watching the way the team played.
The trio of Neymar, Suarez and Messi mesmerised Roma’s defence at the Nou Camp.
Luis Enrique said the club were nonetheless still open to reinforcing the squad in the January transfer window.
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“It’s true that Suarez and Neymar are doing very well but clearly Barca with Messi are something else”.
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Some of the faces may have changed, but the performance was similar as Barca’s pressure asphyxiated Roma’s attempts to play the ball from defense, setting up attack after attack for Luis Enrique’s men.
