Deportivo vs. Barcelona: Goals, Highlights from the La Liga Fixture

Barcelona, fresh from their defeat at the hands of Valencia on Sunday, visited Deportivo on Wednesday night looking to reignite their stuttering Liga campaign.

Having seen a seemingly insurmountable lead at the top of the table evaporate in a matter of weeks, Luis Enrique's side went into the match leading Atletico Madrid on head-to-head record only. The pressure was on:

Not that it bothered the visitors early on, when Luis Suarez swept in a corner after 11 minutes.

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Luis Suarez goal (gol) vs Deportivo to give Barcelona the 1-0 early on. #Barca #Dépor pic.twitter.com/4y5slyNlCh

— Sports Scene (@SportsScene2016) April 20, 2016"

Barcelona were made to sweat soon after when Marc Bartra's last-minute intervention prevented a swift equaliser:

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Bartra!! I love u man!!!! pic.twitter.com/VlVELOerin

— Kariem (@Kariem1997) April 20, 2016"

But after 25 minutes, Suarez fired home his second from a sublime Leo Messi pass to make it 2-0.

It staed that way until half time, shortly after which Ivan Rakitic scored Barcelona's third.

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Barca kembali memperbesar keunggulan atas Deportivo lewat gol Rakitic, 0-3 untuk Barca. pic.twitter.com/jdKcncLxNs

— Zia Fauzi (@ZiaFzi_) April 20, 2016"

And it was four just eight minutes into the second half when Suarez completed his hat-trick, once again combining with Messi.

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53'Glorious play from Messi who again threads Suarez through, he slips it under Manu for his 3rd &#FCBarcelona's 4thpic.twitter.com/1O1zYM15HI

— Barça Storyteller (@close2drpolen) April 20, 2016"

The Uruguayan added to the tally after 64 minutes, tapping home from a Neymar cross to score his fourth and Barcelona's fifth.

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Goooooool Gooooool Gooooool 0:5 Suarez pic.twitter.com/WIgU6d071F

— Barna68 (@barna1968) April 20, 2016"

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner got in on the scoring himself, tapping home a Suarez assist with fifteen minutes to play.

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Assistência de Luis Suárez para o gol de Messi: Deportivo 0x6 Barcelona https://t.co/J9KVo4DI4p

vine: @goleada_info

— Goleada Info Vídeos (@GI_videos) April 20, 2016"

Next up it was Bartra himself, who scored a fine individual goal to make it 7-0.

Seconds later it was Neymar's turn - his 81st-minute strike Barca's eighth.

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Neymar recebe de Suárez e enfim deixa o seu: Deportivo 0x8 Barcelonahttps://t.co/JiXfWrKvKl

vine: @goleada_info

— Goleada Info Vídeos (@GI_videos) April 20, 2016"

That was all the suffering Deportivo would have to endure - Barcelona extending their lead at the top of the table to three points - momentarily at least.

What was that about a crisis?

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