Bayern’s domination can be gauged by the fact they enjoyed 70 percent possession and had 24 shots on goal to Hertha’s four.
Advertisement
FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi’s generosity and teamwork is what separates him from his rivals as the best footballer in the world, the head coach of the Spanish side Luis Enrique said on Friday. “We try to do things well, we like to play, we feel a responsibility and we like to win”.
Southampton defender Ryan Bertrand has compared England teammate Raheem Sterling to the likes of Barcelona stars Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi, report the Daily Mail.
Neymar has been in fine form for Barcelona this season.
They are constantly looking for one another and when they all score everyone is happy, Dani Alves told Canal Plus about Barca’s front three.
Neymar took his competition-high tally to 14 goals soon after the interval as he extended his scoring streak to four straight league matches.
Messi made his return to action after nearly two months out with a knee injury as a second-half substitute in Barcelona’s 4-0 El Clasico win over Real Madrid. Suarez’ goal, the second one, was extremely pleasing, coming from behind Messi and Neymar waiting in the box to hit it with a one touch volley into the net.
The victory puts more pressure on Real Madrid, with Rafael Benitez’s side now nine points behind Barca ahead of their trip to Eibar on Sunday, while Sociedad remain just two points outside the bottom three.
Levante and Real Betis will play against each other on Friday night, while Malaga and Granada will be taking part in a match in which they will strive to escape the relegation zone while the season approaches the end of its first half.
Barca have won their last five league games, scoring an average of 3.4 goals per game and conceding just 0.6.
Castro’s eighth goal of the La Liga season was enough to move Betis – who had Heiko Westermann sent off late on – up to ninth while Les Granotes continue to languish in the relegation zone after Deyverson missed an open goal from seven yards.
Advertisement
The trip are likely to start together against Real Sociedad, while coach Luis Enrique has to make a decision over the fitness of Javier Mascherano and Sergio Roberto, who suffered knocks against Real Madrid and Roma respectively.
