Luis Suárez and Messi kill off Valencia

Goals from Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi gave the three points to FC Barcelona in a mouth watering clash with Valencia CF at the Camp Nou, which the hosts ended up wining 2-0. The Uruguayan scored in the first minute to grab his 11th goal in the Liga BBVA, and then the Argentinian scored in stoppage time to notch his 400th goal for the Catalans.

The first half made for compelling viewing. The Catalans took the lead in just the first minute thanks to a goal from Luis Suárez, who smashed the ball home inside the area after a pass from Lionel Messi. Despite this disastrous start, Valencia dominated the first half and created a number of chances to score, but could not take any of them. Captain Dani Parejo had the best chance to level when his side were awarded a penalty in the eighth minute as Rodrigo Moreno was felled by Gerard Piqué, but the midfielder’s spot-kick was saved by Claudio Bravo.

Barça improved in the second half and began to dominate the match. Messi, Neymar and Suárez got close to scoring but lacked a bit of fortune in front of goal, as Valencia struggled to reproduce their attacking flair of the second half. However, Messi sealed the points for Barcelona in the final seconds of the match, netting his 400th goal for the Catalan club.