Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez fired Barcelona to the top of La Liga by scoring five of their six goals at the Nou Camp on Sunday.
Suarez scored the first and last goals in the 6-1 win. 'He is giving us more and more with every week that passes’ said Luis Enrique.
Messi scored a 12-minute second-half hat-trick to take him level with Cristiano Ronaldo for 30 league goals this season. It was also a record breaking 24th La Liga hat-trick taking him one clear of the Portuguese and setting a new domestic record.
Rayo Vallecano are more used to lunchtime kick-offs than Barcelona but Suarez had no problems with the early start as he put the home side ahead after just six minutes.
He received the ball from Xavi having sprung Rayo’s adventurous offside trap and, with the outside of his right boot, spun a shot past the advancing Cristian Alvarez. It was one of his best goals since joining the club, and it was also his ninth since the turn of the year.
Barcelona could not extend their lead before the break but they came close just before the half time whistle with what would have been one of the goals of the season.
If Jemez spent the break convincing his players they get back into the game the belief was undone within five minutes of the restart. Xavi took a corner,