Messi scores on return in Barca rout

Lionel Messi took only three minutes to score on his arrival from harm as Barcelona appreciated the ideal arrangement for the visit of Manchester City in midweek with a 4-0 whipping of Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday.

The Spanish champions were at that point 3-0 up on account of Luis Suarez and a twofold from Rafinha when Messi was presented after about a month out with a crotch issue just before the hour check and squandered no time in scoring his ninth objective of the season.

Barca trail alliance pioneers Sevilla by a point after the Andalusians won far from home in La Liga without precedent for 23 amusements, triumphing 3-2 at Leganes.

Atletico Madrid and Genuine Madrid can move back to the highest point of the table when they confront Granada and Genuine Betis individually later on Saturday.

"It was a total execution," said Barca supervisor Luis Enrique.

"We have Leo back and it required him no investment to be back in top frame."

Barca have customarily battled on weekends taking after global breaks and tumbled to a stun 2-1 vanquish at home to Alaves on their arrival to activity in September.

Deportivo had additionally drawn 2-2 on their last two visits to the Camp Nou, however never debilitated another agitated as Barca returned to winning courses subsequent to losing 4-3 to Celta Vigo two weeks prior.

Neymar crushed a volley against the bar and Suarez by one means or another headed the bounce back over at an opportune time.

In any case, Barca needed to hold up only 21 minutes to open the scoring when Rafinha traded a one-two with Suarez before penetrating a low shot that had a lot of force for German Lux.

Rafinha packaged home a second 15 minutes after the fact after Lux had spared Gerard Provoke's underlying exertion.

Suarez moved level with Antoine Griezmann as La Liga's top scorer with six this season when he splendidly moved in the opposite direction of the Deportivo barrier when accepting Neymar's through ball before opening home the third.

The Uruguayan then smacked the post himself on the volley before he was supplanted by Paco Alcacer at half-time to keep him crisp for the visit of City on Wednesday.

Messi was alongside be presented from the seat and took only three touches to locate the net when he flicked another Neymar help over the vulnerable Lux.

Deportivo were decreased to 10 men 25 minutes from time when Laure's dissatisfaction bubbled over as he saw red for elbowing Neymar in the face.

Alcacer missed three brilliant chances to enroll his first Barca objective.

Furthermore, Lux delivered a splendid flying stop to avert Messi adjusting off his arrival with a fifth.

Sevilla moved to the top by closure a 17-month sit tight for an away class win at Leganes.

Franco Vazquez's opener and a second from the noteworthy Samir Nasri just before the hour check put Jorge Sampaoli's men well on course to end that infertile run.

Be that as it may, their guarded frailties looked set to cost them triumph yet again as Leganes battled back with two objectives in three minutes through David Timor and Alexander Szymanowski.

Pablo Sarabia demonstrated the match champ off the seat, however, when he twisted home from outside the zone his third objective in only seven La Liga amusements since joining from Getafe.