By the victory, the Catalans set a Liga record run of 39 games unbeaten and taking them ever closer to another title.
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Barca, who played an hour without the benched Messi, could see their lead at the top of the table reduced to nine points if Atletico Madrid beat relegation-threatened Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday night
The results gave the Catalans an 11-point lead at the top of the standings
Barcelona, the record 29-time winners of the tournament, are attempting to become the first team to lift the cup four years in a row since Athletic Bilbao in the 1930s
Early goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi calmed the nerves at the Nou Camp on Thursday
The emphatic win opened up an 11-point gap at the top of the La Liga standings
The victory ensured FC Barcelona remained unbeaten and and stayed nine points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid at the top of the table at the halfway stage of the season
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Messi’s 365th goal in Spain’s top flight came inside 12 minutes, with Luis Suarez adding the second before the interval and Paulinho completing the victory late on as Barcelona stretched their lead at the top of the table back to nine points over Atletico Madrid
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez each scored in a routine if underwhelming win at home to struggling Levante, with Paulinho increasing their lead in added time.
The victory also takes Barcelona nine points clear at the top of the table and a full 14 above defending champions, Real Madrid, whose title defence appears to be in tatters heading into the winter break
Barca lead the Liga standings on 42 points, six ahead of Atletico Madrid in second and eight in front of third-placed Valencia
The Uruguayan reaped the benefits of two weeks rest after being left out of his country’s internationals and pounced from close range to give Barca the lead in the 28th minute.
The win took the Catalans seven points clear at the top of the Spanish football league table
The match saw Valverde return to a club where he won three league titles and two Greek Cups during two separate spells on charge, but it was not a happy homecoming as Barcelona failed to score in a Champions League group game for just the second time in the last 48 attempts
The victory on Saturday cut Barcelona’s lead to five points
The 30-year-old suffered a knee injury as the Catalans fell to a 5-1 aggregate defeat to arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana on Wednesday.
A thrilling second half to the El Clasico showdown in Catalonia saw Lionel Messi cancel out an earlier Gerard Pique own goal from the penalty spot, with the decision controversially given after Luis Suarez appeared to dive
A civil ceremony for Messi, 30, and Antonela Roccuzzo, 29, was held at a luxury hotel in the city of Rosario
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