FC Barcelona turned up another fantastic performance at Camp Nou and thrashed Roma 6-1 and thus secured top spot in Group E of the Champions League.
1-0
Blaugrana only had to wait 15 minutes to break the deadlock as Lionel Messi – starting his first game in two months – easily sprung the Lupi’s offside trap to square the ball in their box for a Luis Suarez tap-in.
2-0
Barca then doubled their advantage three minutes later, Neymar and Suarez deftly linking up, before Messi, found in the Roma area with a clipped through ball, lifted a finish over Wojciech Szczesny.
3-0
The one-way traffic continued for the remainder of the half, and the result was all but put away in the 44th minute when Suarez volleyed home an exquisite effort from the edge of the area that left Szczesny with no chance.
4-0
Barca’s onslaught continued after the restart as Pique made it 4-0 in the 56th minute. Messi found the Spanish defender wide open in the middle of the penalty area as Roma’s defence was nowhere to be found.
5-0[/]
Suarez was again playmaker four minutes later after Neymar found him in the area to set up Messi, who finished off his own rebound for this second goal.
6-0
Barca final goal came after Neymar’s penalty was saved by Szczesny in the 76th minute, only for Adriano to lash the rebound into the top corner to complete the 6-0 rout.
6-1
Dzeko’s penalty with under 10 minutes remaining was saved by Ter Stegen, though he managed to fire home a consolation goal before the final whistle was blown.