Deportivo La Coruna 2-4 FC Barcelona: 5 Talking Points

#2 The Messi-Suarez show

Suarez assisted Messi in all three of his goals on the night

Lionel Messi scored a brilliant treble of goals to take his league tally to 32 in the season, one ahead of Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. The Argentine has now scored 30+ league goals on seven occasions which is a La Liga record.

Lionel Messi has scored 30+ goals in seven different LaLiga seasons:2009/10: ⚽ 342010/11: ⚽ 31 2011/12: ⚽ 50 2012/13: ⚽ 462014/15: ⚽ 432016/17: ⚽ 37 2017/18: ⚽ 30The first player ever to do so. 🐐 pic.twitter.com/vIOGsRwFz9

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) April 29, 2018

But for this hat-trick, Messi cannot be praised alone. It was Luis Suarez who assisted all three of Messi's goals on the night. The two share a telepathic bond in front of goal which was again evident at the Riazor.

For Messi's first, Suarez found him with a delightful through ball which was then volleyed home by the forward. Suarez then showed unselfishness to set up Messi's second and then played him through on goal for his third and Barcelona's fourth.

The duo has scored 55 league goals between them this season. A tally more than that what has been managed by 15 La Liga sides. The striking duo were too hot to handle for Deportivo who combined absolutely brilliantly to take their side home.

3 - Luis Suarez is the first player to assist Lionel Messi for three goals in the same game in all competitions. Friends. pic.twitter.com/ttYqefwTaz

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) April 29, 2018