Barcelona temporarily opened up a seven - point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga . Argentina superstar Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a trademark curled finish after 33minutes . Second - placed Real Madrid midfielder Rayo Vallecano later on Wednesday scored to fill the seven - point gap . rod Suarez doubled the Catalan 's lead with a similarly curling right - footed stunner after the interval . Barca defender Marc Bartra netted the third with a far post header from Xavi 's whipped in cross . Former Liverpool striker Suarez tapped in a late header from Pedro 's cross in injury time to complete the rout .
Barcelona temporarily opened up a seven-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga . Argentina superstar Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a trademark curled finish after 33minutes . Second-placed Real Madrid play Rayo Vallecano later on Wednesday evening to close the seven-point gap . Luis Suarez doubled the Catalan 's lead with a similarly curling left-footed stunner after the interval . Barca defender Marc Bartra netted the third with a far post header from Xavi 's whipped in cross . Former Liverpool striker Suarez tapped in a late goal from Pedro 's cross in injury time to complete the rout .