Messi, Suarez, Neymar hit century mark in Barca rout

Trio surpass previous tally of 99 goals between Henry, Eto’o and Messi

MADRID: Barcelona's star front three of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar brought up a century of goals in all competitions as the Catalans moved five points clear at the top of La Liga with a 6-0 humbling of Getafe on Tuesday.

All three were on target inside 28 minutes as Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot before teeing up Suarez to volley home and Neymar was left with the simple task of registering the 100th goal between the trio from Suarez's pass.

Xavi Hernandez then curled home a stunning fourth before Suarez made it 5-0 with a similar finish into the far corner and Messi rounded off the scoring in typical style on his favoured left foot early in the second-half.

"Luckily the first shots on goal we had went in, the team played very well in the first-half and that is the most important thing," said Suarez. "I don't know if there is a key to our success. There is total commitment among the team and the fans. We are obliged to win important things and we are entering the most important stage of the season."

Barca boss Luis Enrique had resisted the temptation to rest any of his front three despite making four changes from the side that won 2-0 at Espanyol on Saturday with one eye on next week's Champions League semi-final, first-leg against Bayern Munich.

That decision was richly rewarded in a stunning first-half display that tore the helpless visitors to shreds.

 

Barca front three 'unstoppable', says Luis Enrique

Meanwhile, Barcelona boss Luis Enrique believes his side is impossible to contain when their star attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar are this efficient in front of goal.

"It is another day to congratulate the team because these types of games can easily become difficult and we needed to start in the way we did today,” said Enrique. "Today there were many of the circumstances that make the team practically unstoppable. We had a number of chances and almost all the goals are placed right in the corner. I don't remember a Barca match or that of another team with the effectiveness in front of goal we showed today. There were so many goals with such precision."

 
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