Twitter reacts to Barcelona's thumping 6-1 win over Sporting Gijon

All three of Messi-Suarez-Neymar got on the scoresheet

Barcelona recorded a thumping 6-1 win over Sporting Gijon to leapfrog Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga table. Following their win and Real Madrid’s 3-3 draw against Las Palmas, the Camp Nou outfit now have a 1-point lead over their arch-rivals in the race for the La Liga title, albeit having played a game more.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Luis Enrique’s side with a looping header in the 9^th minute before Juan Rodriguez directed Luis Suarez’s shot into his own net only 2 minutes later. Carlos Castro pulled one back for the away side before Suarez got on the scoresheet by blasting a volley into the top left corner of Pichu Cuellar’s goal.

Paco Alcacer – who came on as a half-time substitute for Suarez – scored the 4^th for his side in the 47^th minute before Neymar scored an outrageous free-kick to make it 5-1. Ivan Rakitic completed the rout with a sublime strike into the roof of Cuellar’s net.

Following the game, Barcelona manager Luis Enrique announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season.

Also Read: Luis Enrique to quit Barcelona at the end of the season

Twitter went nuts after witnessing a lopsided but scintillating game of football, which saw some insane goals being scored. Here are the best tweets:

Some Messi stats to begin with...

1 - Lionel Messi is the only player to score with his right foot, left, head & from the penalty spot & a direct freekick in La Liga 16/17. 1 pic.twitter.com/dtJwq3rBys
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 1, 2017

36 - Lionel Messi has scored 36 goals for Barcelona in 36 games in all competitions this season. Perfection. pic.twitter.com/FuBWXEVxnN
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) March 1, 2017

Most goals 16-17: Messi
Most goals UCL 16-17: Messi
Most goals Liga 16-17: Messi
Most goals in 2017: Messi
Most goals &assists 16-17: Messi pic.twitter.com/w2wkvp7Sin
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) March 1, 2017

Lionel Messi is 11 goals away from his 500th goal for FC Barcelona (excluding friendlies).#FCBarcelona #Messi #442stat pic.twitter.com/xdwEig7gP8
— 442stat (@442stat) March 1, 2017

Followed by MSN!

Messi (135), Suarez (110) & Neymar (81) have combined to score 326 goals out of Barcelona’s 465 goals in all comps under Luis Enrique (70%) pic.twitter.com/v40eYBzhaL
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) March 1, 2017

MSN since they started playing together:

Messi - 135 goals
Suarez - 110 goals
Neymar - 81 goals

Just the 326 goals in 858 days pic.twitter.com/gN6VwbgyxG
— Football Funnys (@FootballFunnys) March 1, 2017

#Unbeatable

Europe’s top 5 leagues – most current league games unbeaten
18 – Barcelona
16 – Man Utd
11 – Bayern Munich
9 – Everton
9 – Monaco
9 – PSG pic.twitter.com/vMb6DSYjNY
— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) March 1, 2017

FT: Barcelona 6-1 Sporting

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all score in the same game for the 20th time! pic.twitter.com/EtcnJQvCah
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 1, 2017

Is this the end of the goal drought for Neymar?

Neymar has just scored his first #LaLiga goal of the season at Camp Nou.

It's March 1st. pic.twitter.com/mZ7TKjSLr3
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) March 1, 2017

And some more Messi stats...

MISTER ASSISTER!

Messi registers his;

• 4th assist of the year
• 13th of the season
• 133rd in the league
• 226th of his career#FCBLive pic.twitter.com/Nc4MFd9W6s
— Quotes on Messi (@MessiQuote) March 1, 2017

Lionel Messi has now been directly involved in 25 #LaLiga goals this season.

21 goals
4 assists pic.twitter.com/NqsLfNWXvy
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) March 1, 2017

Lionel Messi at Barcelona:

500 starts
457 goals
185 assists

pic.twitter.com/T9wQj2XBCW
— bet365 (@bet365) March 1, 2017

When Lionel Messi starts for Barcelona, it’s good news for Lionel Messi and Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/t9YZvnxwYk
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) March 1, 2017

Lionel Messi has now registered 62 #LaLiga assists since the start of 2012/13; at least 12 more than any other player. pic.twitter.com/UKKGHNjrWZ
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) March 1, 2017

Oh, Arsenal!

Luis Suarez has now scored 75 goals in just 85 league games. A reminder that Arsenal once bid £40m and £1 for him.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) March 1, 2017

What a player!

Luis Suarez: Making the sublime look easy since forever. pic.twitter.com/PpK66maWT4
— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) March 1, 2017

#LaLiga players with 5+ goals and 5+ assists:

A. Griezmann
K. Gameiro
Isco
L. Suarez
Neymar
P. Sarabia
P. Piatti
S. Enrich pic.twitter.com/teqaRBR3kN
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) March 1, 2017

The outrageous goals....

Messi's goal pic.twitter.com/w5FB9xRbVS
— Cule (@Messi1FCB1) March 1, 2017

Messi offside for first goal, here's an image if anyone needs it for a front cover pic.twitter.com/fkWf56Nk2x
— Rik Sharma (@riksharma_) March 1, 2017

Neymar Jr ladies & gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/MljEbPGkaY
— Brazil Edition Vids (@BE_Videos) March 1, 2017

And here's Neymar with a jaw dropping free kick #FCBSporting #FCBLive
pic.twitter.com/F06EYR7wBf
— Harvey Coates (@Harvuscle) March 1, 2017

Neymar's free-kick...https://t.co/taOKG8RdVz pic.twitter.com/mJbXvmBmIQ
— AS English (@English_AS) March 1, 2017

And one sublime free-kick from Messi!

Look at this free-kick from Messi, sensational! pic.twitter.com/jCFw8FfABS
— infosmessi (@infosmessi_) March 1, 2017