Luis Suarez scored a hat trick as a fifth-minute red cardto Athletic Bilbao keeper Gorka Iraizoz allowed Barcelona to run out 6-0 winners at the Camp Nou on Sunday.
Iraizoz was sent off for bringing down Suarez, who wasthrough on goal, though Athletic complained that the Uruguayan had fouled defender Xabier Etxeitia to get into that position.
Lionel Messi converted the penalty for his sixth goal already in January.
The game was well in hand in the 31st minute when Suarez played across for Neymar to score with a chip.
The advantage allowed Barcelona manager Luis Enrique to take Messi off at half-time, but that didn’t slow the team down as Suarez got on the scoresheet himself just two minutes into the second half.
Neymar made a fabulous run to the touchline and fed Ivan Rakitic in the 62nd minute to make it 4-0, and seven minutes later Suarez did well to bring the ball down and score his second of the day.
His hat trick was complete with a header on 82 minutesas Barca stayed two points back of Atletico Madrid in the Primera Division table.
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