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Luis Enrique: Far superior Barca must build on Copa del Rey comeback

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were among the goals as the Catalans turned it around against Athletic Club, and the coach hopes it sparks a run

Luis Enrique hopes Wednesday's rousing Copa del Rey comeback against Athletic Club can inspire a winning run to fire Barcelona back into La Liga title contention.

Barca trailed 2-1 from a contentious first-leg at San Mames last week and a 1-1 draw at Villarreal on Sunday left them five points shy of Real Madrid at the top-flight summit.

Luis Suarez struck his 100th goal for Barcelona and the 300th netted by the MSN forward combination since they began playing in tandem, and Neymar and Lionel Messi got in on the act either side of a header from Athletic's Barcelona-born wideman Enric Saborit to seal a decisive 3-1 win.