Spanish La Liga
FT: Barcelona 6-2 Real Betis
Messi (37' minutes, 57' minutes),
Suárez (42' minutes, 56' minutes, 82' minutes) -- Castro (21' minutes, 84' minutes)
Date: Saturday 20th August
Messi (37' minutes, 57' minutes),
Suárez (42' minutes, 56' minutes, 82' minutes) -- Castro (21' minutes, 84' minutes)
Date: Saturday 20th August
Venue: Camp Nou
LIVE Stream: Closed
Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick on the opening day of La Liga as champions Barcelona thrashed Real Betis.
Arda Turan opened the scoring for Barca from close range, before Ruben Castro levelled from a free-kick.
Lionel Messi slammed home an excellent 22-yard strike before Suarez swept home from the edge of the box.
Suarez scored the fourth, Messi drove home from distance and Suarez curled home a free-kick for his third, before Castro added a late consolation.
Uruguay striker Suarez, last season's La Liga top scorer with 40 goals, has now scored 17 goals in his past six league games.
It was Barcelona's third game of the season, having beaten Sevilla 2-0 and 3-0 in the two legs of the Spanish Super Cup.
Real Madrid get their season under way at Real Sociedad on Sunday (19:15 BST), with Atletico Madrid hosting Alaves two hours later.
Arda Turan opened the scoring for Barca from close range, before Ruben Castro levelled from a free-kick.
Lionel Messi slammed home an excellent 22-yard strike before Suarez swept home from the edge of the box.
Suarez scored the fourth, Messi drove home from distance and Suarez curled home a free-kick for his third, before Castro added a late consolation.
Uruguay striker Suarez, last season's La Liga top scorer with 40 goals, has now scored 17 goals in his past six league games.
It was Barcelona's third game of the season, having beaten Sevilla 2-0 and 3-0 in the two legs of the Spanish Super Cup.
Real Madrid get their season under way at Real Sociedad on Sunday (19:15 BST), with Atletico Madrid hosting Alaves two hours later.

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