Lionel Messi turned on the style once again with four goals as Barcelona maintained their 100% start in La Liga with a crushing 6-1 win over Eibar at the Camp Nou. The Argentinian launched a devastating second-half display to sink the visitors, with further goals coming from Denis Suárez and Paulinho, while Sergi Enrich replied. Barcelona’s increasing dominance was bound to pay off and the home side doubled their lead in the 38th minute when Paulinho burst into the box to meet a Denis Suárez corner and direct a powerful header past Dmitrovic. To their credit Eibar kept pushing forward and they were rewarded when they reduced the deficit in the 57th minute, Enrich converting a cross from Junca. The busy Eibar keeper kept the score down with saves from Gerard Deulofeu and Lucas Digne, though the substitute Rubén Peña still managed to hit the post for Eibar.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2017 22:24 UTC