‘Barcelona are experiencing a time of harmony in which everything flows – but we also want to reach a state of high spirits.
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The two month injury lay-off has seemingly not affected the Argentinian, who extended his all-time La Liga goalscoring record with an injury time goal on his 600th career appearance.
Neymar, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi were all back on the scoresheet in Barcelona’s 4-0 victory over Real Sociedad.
Barca coach Luis Enrique sprang one surprise in his side with Jeremy Mathieu in for Jordi Alba at let back while Javier Mascherano was back in central defense after missing out in midweek following a knock he picked up during the “clasico“.
“It’s true that my father told me the tax issues were a problem, but we’re talking all that over”, he said after the game.
Luis Suarez said Barcelona had played the “perfect game” after they thrashed Roma 6-1 with a breathtaking, attacking performance at the Camp Nou.
With Barca controlling over 75 percent of the ball, Messi scores his first goal after coming back from injury when he beats Roma keeper Wojciech Szcehney with a smart chip after good work from Suarez.
Currently, they sit atop the La Liga table with 33 points from 13 matches, and have already clinched top spot in their Champions League group.
“In a sport like this, there are always things you can improve, we are in a good moment and we have to hold on to that… but the best is still to come”, he warned.
That strike took Neymar and Suarez’s tally in La Liga this season to 26 – the same as the entire Real Madrid squad. “Off the pitch, he helps us a lot”.
The Argentine revealed that he, Neymar and Suarez have a great relationship on and off the field, and noted that all three of them feel a healthy pressure to perform. “There’s no doubt that we are in great form and are enjoying ourselves, but no-one has won a league title in December”.
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The former Barcelona B manager was delighted to get that first win and insists he will be fair to his players and give them all a chance to stake a claim in the side as they attempt to move further away from the drop zone.
