The Argentina and Barcena club forward, Lionel Messi, lead his team in a winning spirit after a disappointing weekend and scored his sixth Champions League hat-trick as rampant Barcelona inflicted on Celtic their heaviest ever European defeat.
The Argentine forward managed an early first goal in the Group C match. Celtic’s Moussa Dembele had a penalty saved before Messi poked in his second.
In the second half, Neymar’s free-kick sailed into the net, Andres Iniesta volleyed a fourth, Messi slid home the fifth and Suarez scored with a volley and then a side-footed finish.
Messi had started Saturday’s shock 2-1 defeat to Alaves on the bench due to the after-effects of a minor groin injury, but he just took just three minutes to make his presence felt with a rising drive into the top corner from Neymar’s lovely through ball.
Dembele was Celtic’s hat-trick hero in a 5-1 thrashing of Glasgow rivals Rangers on Saturday, but he failed to add to his burgeoning reputation as ter Stegen flew to his right to turn the Frenchman’s penalty behind.