BARCELONA’S FRONT THREE of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have been grabbing all the headlines this season. And why shouldn’t they be.
The South American trio, nicknamed ‘MSN’ by the Spanish press, had 162 goals between them this season heading into tonight’s La Liga clash with Real Sociedad, these days managed by David Moyes.
The visitors got to half time without conceding but, inevitably, Barca struck on 50 minutes — Neymar heading home after he was left unmarked at the back post.
Pedro was then introduced in the 82nd minute and the Spanish international wasn’t on the pitch long when he produced this top class bicycle kick in the 2-0 victory
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Heading into the match with a slender two-point advantage over rivals Real Madrid at the summit and buoyed by Wednesday’s spectacular 3-0 UEFA Champions League win over Bayern Munich, Barcelona endured a frustrating first half at Camp Nou.
Sociedad claimed a famous 1-0 victory over their illustrious opponents in January and remained in with a chance of repeating the dose as waves of Barca attacks were repelled.
Luis Enrique’s team began the second period with renewed vigour and were rewarded when Neymar nodded in a 51st-minute opener.
The match remained in the balance until substitute Pedro rifled home a superb overhead kick to quell Sociedad’s hopes of a late rally.
It was a goal that put the pressure back on Real Madrid, with Barca in the driving seat for their penultimate Liga match at Atletico Madrid - a fixture that could be affected by potential strike action relating to a dispute over Spanish football’s new television rights agreement.
