BARCELONA: Lionel Messi was back in scoring business for Barcelona on Sunday , leading them to a resounding 4-0 win at home against Villarreal in a near-perfect La Liga opener for the Catalans under new coach Ronald Koeman.
Villarreal defender Pau Torres scored an own goal right at the end of the first half to heap more pain on Unai Emery's side and Barca continued to dominate the game in the second half without managing to add to their hefty advantage. The Argentine had unleashed his latest attack on the club's hierarchy only on Friday, criticising the manner in which his former strike partner Luis Suarez had been forced out of the club.Suarez enjoyed a superb debut at Atletico Madrid earlier on Sunday but here Barca did not seem to be missing the Uruguayan as they played with more pace and freedom than for many parts of last season, launching quickfire counters as well as building from the back.
"We dropped our intensity a bit in the second half and they made things more difficult for us but overall we leave our first game with good sensations. We're close to the team we want to be."
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