“I hope that can happen, but it’s not something that we are going to obsess over”.
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“We were lucky to lose only 6-1 actually”. This year you know that we lost players at the end of last season so there are differences with respect to last season. “We never really tried to play, we did zero, nothing”.
Roma coach Rudi Garcia said: “Right now, Barca are unstoppable, it’s not a coincidence that they beat Madrid 4-0”.
“I’m not anxious at all, obviously we don’t like to lose in this fashion, but tonight’s defeat has nothing to do with the game against Bayern Munich a year ago”. A 1-1 draw between BATE Borisov and Bayer Leverkusen in Belarus meant the Catalans were through. To qualify for the last 16, the Gunners must win convincingly at Olympiakos next month. Following a breathtaking 27 passes, Suarez found Messi who lifted the ball over keeper Wojciech Szczesny from the left of the area.
With Barca comfortably in charge and the Real defence stretched, Neymar notched his second before Messi scored in the final moments, having hit the crossbar with a strike from the edge of the area minutes earlier.
Former Manchester City forward Dzeko also headed over from close range and had a penalty saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The result put Barca seven points clear of second placed Atletico Madrid and nine ahead of Real Madrid, who play at Eibar on Sunday.
“This generosity makes Messi even bigger”.
Another landslide win? Certainly that’s what the bookies are suggesting today as Barcelona prepare to welcome Real Sociedad to the Camp Nou.
Messi had eight shots; six on target. The Brazilian winger scored his sixth direct free-kick in a game that saw plenty of drama; manager Jose Mourinho and striker Diego Costa involved in an ugly spat on the touchline. “Each player goes out to try and do what is asked of him”. Returns of Oier and Oyarzun, although they are not a regular first team players, could boost the Basque side and give Sacristan some breathing space.
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Luis Suarez would continue his insane scoring record this season to double that lead not long after, with the Uruguayan leaping to volley a Dani Alves cross into the back of the Sociedad net after 41 minutes of play.
