Copa Del Rey 2016/17: Barcelona 3 - 1 Athletic Bilbao - 5 Talking Points

New year, same old Lionel Messi

#4 MSN back at it again

Spearheading Barcelona’s forces again

The trio of Messi-Suarez-Neymar in the past two seasons has thrilled the footballing world, proving to be one of the lethal combinations. But off late, the latter two of the MSN had a couple of disappointing games where they left it all alone on Messi to take the team home. However, in a challenging second leg, they ensured their presence was felt with all three getting on the scoresheet.

Neymar was on a goal scoring drought since 19th October 2016 - his last goal coming against Manchester City in the Champions League. And while Luis Suarez made it into the FIFA World XI, the former Liverpool ace was struggling to make an impact before scoring a thundering volley assisted by the Brazilian.

The Uruguayan was very clever while approaching the repulsive Bilbao defence - making smart runs, dropping deep at times and bewildering the backline with his trickery. Neymar on the other hand, had an influential presence down the left flank, easing past the men in red and white; baffling them to ensure he got a goal to his name with a slick penalty.

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