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    Suarez pulls the strings for Barcelona



    An incredible execution from Luis Suarez helped a Lionel Messi-less Barcelona down Granada 4-1 on Sunday night at the Nuevo Los Carmenes in Granada. 

    The Uruguayan striker scored the opener and helped on Paco Alcacer's match-champ before Ivan Rakitic and Neymar added late scores to gain Barcelona each of the three focuses. 

    With the win, the Catalonians are back inside two purposes of Genuine Madrid in the alliance table, however Genuine still have a match close by. 

    Barcelona's execution was shades of fall 2015 when they played some of their best football of the 2015-16 season while Messi was sidelined with harm. 

    There was no deficiency of shots and Suarez and Neymar completely grasped their driving parts, while players like Andre Gomes, Rakitic and the abundantly defamed Alcacer added to the assault. 

    Administrator Luis Enrique selected to change from the 3-4-3 he has favored recently to the 4-3-3 he used up until February or somewhere in the vicinity. With Messi suspended, both Andre Gomes and Rafinha were incorporated into the beginning XI. 

    Gerard Provoke's nonappearance in safeguard implied that Jeremy Mathieu recovered an uncommon begin at focus close by Javier Mascherano. 

    Granada administrator Lucas Alcaraz's five-man barrier was a solid square at first and dismissed some early Barcelona possibilities. 

    Luis Enrique's initial stresses developed more genuine on 17 minutes when Rafinha needed to exit with a correct knee harm, with Alcacer having his spot. 

    The Suarez/Neymar combo set aside a little opportunity to warm up however once they did, it was inconvenience for Granada. 

    The primary real shot arrived halfway through the half when Neymar dashed down the left side and cut back for Suarez, who glided a chip over the head of Granada goalkeeper Reminder Ochoa, just for the ball to hit the crossbar and skip out. 

    Minutes after the fact the Mexican plug made a fabulous twofold spare to deny the Uruguayan striker after some great work between first Suarez and Rakitic and afterward Alcacer. 

    Ochoa was not done disappointing Suarez. 

    Soon after the half-hour stamp the previous Liverpool man got a ball and bulled his way toward objective however by and by was denied by the previous Malaga man.Finally just before half-time Suarez showed signs of improvement of Ochoa and gave Barcelona a 1-0 heading into the break. 

    Jordi Alba played a brilliant corner to corner ball to Suarez, who had Ochoa gotten in a dead zone and chipped over the Mexico global for the goal.It looked likely that Barcelona would attach a moment objective at the onset of the second-half, yet on what was their first genuine possibility of the match, Granada staggered the guests and drew level 1-1 through Jeremie Boga, who had gone ahead at recess. 

    The Frenchman got a ball amongst Mathieu and Sergi Roberto and dashed toward objective before clearing a shot past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. 

    Barcelona were chagrined by the Granada objective and it took them a couple of minutes to regroup, however once they did Luis Enrique's very much oiled machine returned. . 

    It was driven by Suarez, who created Barcelona second by playing a ball to the streaking Alcacer and the previous Valencia man stroked in past Ochoa to hand Barcelona a 2-1 lead.Still, it was only a one-objective diversion as time ticked into the last quarter-hour and Granada were unafraid to attempt Ter Stegen from separation with expectations of an equalizer. 

    The speed of the Granada advances kept the Barcelona protection on their toes and made for an uneasy last extend for Luis Enrique and his staff. 

    Granada's rebound trusts took a hit however in the 82nd moment when Uche was sent off with his second yellow minutes in the wake of gathering his first. 

    Poetically, Barcelona then put the match to bed seconds after the fact as some great work from Neymar finished with Rakitic gathering a free ball and discharging a shot that avoided off Lomban and came in past Ochoa for the 3-1 lead. 

    Neymar then got into the demonstration in the match's last seconds by completing an Alcacer cross at the far post to top the 4-1 last. 


    Barcelona profit to class activity for Wednesday at home versus Sevilla.Match Sheet:1.- Granada: Ochoa; Foulquier, Saunier, Lomban, Gaston Silva (Cuenca, min. 78), Hector; Angban (Boga, min. 46), Uche, Wakaso; Kravets (Adrian Ramos, min. 56), Pereira4.- Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Mascherano, Mathieu, Jordi Alba; Busquets, Rakitic (Alena, min. 87), Rafinha (Alcacer, min. 17); Andre Gomes (Iniesta, min. 67), Luis Suarez, NeymarGoals: 0-1, min. 44: Suarez; 1-1, min. 50: Boga; 2-1, min. 64: Alcacer; 1-3, min. 83: Rakitic; 1-4, min. 92: NeymarReferee: Jaime Latre (Aragon). Yellow Cards: Sergi Roberto (Min. 29) for Barcelona, Lomban (Min. 59) for Granada, Alba (Min. 61) for Barcelona, Rakitic (Min. 77) for Barcelona, Uche (Min. 79) for Granada, Uche (Min. 82) for GranadaRed cards: Uche (Min. 82) for GranadaStadium: Los Carmenes


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