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Sporting vs. Barcelona: Score and Reaction from 2016 La Liga Match

Barcelona overcame a sluggish start Saturday to score a dominant 5-0 La Liga victory over Sporting Gijon at Estadio El Molinon.

Neymar netted a brace while Luis Suarez, Rafinha and Arda Turan also scored goals for Barca, which alleviated at least some of the attacking concerns that were raised after Lionel Messi suffered a groin injury Wednesday. The club announced he's expected to miss three weeks of action to recover.

Saturday's win moved Barcelona atop the league table for the time being. Real Madrid and Sevilla could each leapfrog the side depending on the results of their respective Matchday 6 games, though.