Barcelona continued their good form in La Liga, winning their sixth game in succession, a run during which they conceded only once. While it might not have been a performance for the ages Barcelona outperformed their opponents in attack. Led by Luis Suarez who scored twice and added an assist while Lionel Messi scores his 400th goal the Catalans reached the halfway mark of the season in first place with a five point lead.
After a long stretch of starting games, Ousmane Dembele and Arturo Vidal took to the bench in this one and were replaced in the starting XI by Philippe Coutinho and Arthur.