The former Liverpool man netted three while the Argentine grabbed two for the reigning champions as they got the new campaign off to a perfect start
Barcelona began the defence of their La Liga title in ominous fashion on Saturday, with Lionel Messi and hat-trick hero Luis Suarez starring in a 6-2 demolition of Real Betis at Camp Nou.
Suarez and Messi netted 66 league goals between them last term and began the new campaign as they meant to go on, leading from the front and causing havoc as the Betis defence struggled to cope.
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Barca’s star duo were without Neymar due to his involvement in the Olympics, but Arda Turan continued his renaissance in the B.razilian’s absence by opening the scoring – his third goal in two games after a B.race against Sevilla in the Supercopa de Espana on Wednesday.
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Ruben Castro’s bullet of a free-kick restored parity briefly, but a quick-fire double from Messi and Suarez just before the break effectively killed off Betis’ chances.
Messi supplied Suarez with his next early in the second half before then blasting in another of his own from distance.
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