Athletic Bilbao vs. Barcelona: Goals, Highlights from La Liga Match

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Lionel Messi has scored a goal. 

The Argentine wonder opened the scoring for Barcelona in their trip to Basque Country with a free-kick goal. 

His shot took a deflection on the way in. 

Luis Suarez nearly doubled Barcelona's lead but was denied by a remarkable save. 

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VINE- In fairness to the Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper, it took a deflection https://t.co/UYUNCWoOCT

— FanSided GIF (@FanSidedGIF) February 8, 2015"

Suarez did eventually double the lead, teaming up with Messi to extend the visitors' advantage. 

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VINE - WHAT A SAVE on this Luis Suarez header https://t.co/aowds382FO

— FanSided GIF (@FanSidedGIF) February 8, 2015"

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Messi and Suarez http://t.co/O1TQgm8Gtv

— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) February 8, 2015"

Athletic Bilbao started off a wild second half by brining one back through Mikel Rico. 

Lionel Messi quickly restored order with a third for Barcelona. 

Neymar then got in on the goal-scoring party for Barcelona's fourth. 

Aduriz brought one back again to make it 4-2. 

Pedro all but ended it with Barcelona's fifth goal on the night thanks to a beautiful pass from Messi.  

When the game was finished, Neymar was asked about the partnership between the front three, and said that the trio were getting better and that the evening's performance was "spectacular":  

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#Neymar on the partnership with #Messi and #Suarez: ‘What we did today was spectacular’ ▶️ http://t.co/Fjt4VwHGP8 pic.twitter.com/eIfxJncWDy

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) February 9, 2015"