The Brazilian rolled in the opener after a pass from Luis Suarez
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Unsurprisingly, club colleagues and fellow countrymen figure prominently in his haul, with a few Real Madrid shirts thrown into the mix as well despite their intense rivalry with Barca
Contrary to expectations, Villarreal failed to offer resistance to the attacking Barcelona trio
The Italian champions have put one foot in the semi-finals ahead of the return match at Camp Nou next week
There was pressure on Luis Enrique’s side to deliver without the services of La Liga’s 25-goal leading scorer Messi, who was serving a one-match ban
Barcelona went after the Ligue 1 giants from the very first whistle
Barca’s fabled attacking trio of Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were kept quiet for the vast majority of the opening 45 minutes
The result leaves the Spanish side in danger of failing to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in a decade
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Suarez was booked twice in Tuesday’s 1-1 semi-final second leg draw against Atletico Madrid
Atletico began with remarkable intensity and they might have found a lead on the night inside the first 10 minutes
Elsewhere in La Liga on Saturday, Nicolas Gaitan’s eighth-minute goal strengthened Atletico Madrid’s hold on fourth place as they beat Real Betis 1-0, while Athletic Bilbao were held 0-0 at Leganes
The Uruguayan is the third-fastest player to reach a century of goals for FC Barcelona
A statement on Barcelona’s official website has revealed that the agreement has been reached and Suarez, who has netted 13 times in 20 appearances this season, will officially put pen to paper on the new contract on Friday afternoon
The Portuguese superstar beat out the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Luis Suarez and perennial rival, Lionel Messi, to take home France Football magazine’s coveted award
Ronaldo is widely-expected to win the Ballon d’Or after guiding both his club and country to major silverware in the last 12 months
The Catalan giants entered Week 38 leading second-place Real Madrid by one point and knowing that a win would secure a 24th La Liga crown and make it back-to-back championships after wrestling the crown from Atletico Madrid last season
Espanyol’s first attempt on goal came in the 30th minute when Felipe Caicedo outmuscled Gerard Pique inside the box, but it was ultimately a comfortable save for stand-in goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen
Fernando Torres sent Atletico into a 25th-minute lead on the night, but the Spaniard was then given his marching orders 10 minutes before the break after picking up two bookings in the space of six minutes
Valencia were three goals down inside 29 minutes and were forced to play the entirety of the second period with 10 players when Shkodran Mustafi was given the marching orders for a challenge on Messi inside the penalty box
Barca came from behind to claim a 4-1 win in the first leg of Wednesday night’s Copa del Rey last-16 tie, but the game proved a feisty affair as Espanyol had two players sent off and were lucky to escape further punishment as goalkeeper Pau Lopez appeared to stamp on Lionel Messi