Luis Suarez completes his hat-trick against Celta after Lionel Messi's audacious assist from the penalty spot
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has rejected suggestions that Barcelona's 'Cruyff' penalty was intended to embarrass Celta Vigo, claiming he had seen Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi produce moments of magic in training.
Messi passed up the chance to net his 300th La Liga goal and instead put a hat-trick on a plate for team-mate Suarez with an outrageous penalty routine that evoked memories of Barcelona great Johan Cruyff.
With Barca leading Celta Vigo 3-1 at the Camp Nou, Messi stunned the crowd by tapping an 81st-minute penalty to the side for Suarez, who raced into the box and fired past bewildered goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez.
The goal took Suarez onto 23 in the league this season - two ahead of Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo - as Barca eased to 6-1 win.
"There will be those who like it and those who don't," Enrique told reporters. "As well as winning titles, here we try to entertain people and win in a spectacular and sporting manner.
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez replicated the incredible penalty by Johan Cruyff and Jesper Olsen in 1982 during their emphatic win over Celta Vigo
"You can take a penalty like that, it's legal and there's a Cruyff penalty we all know."
Dutch great Cruyff, who played and managed Barca during his illustrious career, pulled off a similar trick while playing for Ajax against Helmond Sport in 1982, squaring the ball for team mate Jesper Olsen, who then passed it back to him to score.
Frenchmen Robert Pires and Thierry Henry tried a similar trick for Arsenal against Manchester City in 2005 but got into a muddle and failed to score.
Robert Pires and Thierry Henry attempted a similar penalty in 2005 but got their wires crossed
And Enrique revealed it was not something he would try, adding: "I wouldn't dare take it like that because I'd fall over when I put my foot on the ball."
The Barca coach added there was nothing arrogant about Messi's penalty and said there was a tendency in Spain to look down on moments of skill.
"In this country, a kick [at an opponent] is more readily accepted than anything fancy," he said. "We don't care about that.
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"What we have to do is enjoy our football, respect our opponents, try to show we're better through football.
"I'm sorry but I don't think anything special happened. I'm used to seeing them train and there they are even better."
Yesterday, Barcelona football star Lionel Messi made a risky pass from the penalty spot to , setting up the completion of a Suárez hat-trick against , and Barça defeated them 6–1 in a La Liga match at . Suárez climbed to the top spot for La Liga this season, scoring 23 goals, and FC Barcelona are unbeaten in their last 30 games in all competitions. By passing to Suárez, Messi missed an opportunity to attempt his 300th goal in the Liga.
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The match saw four , all for the Celta Vigo players. Barça had eleven shots on target as compared to Vigo's four.  was the first booked in the game in the eleventh minute.

Messi opened the scoring for the Catalans in the 28th minute.  was booked for a bad foul, and Messi won a free-kick, which he successfully converted into the goal, scoring his 299th goal in La Liga games. About ten minutes later,  brought down Swedish striker  in the penalty area, and the visitors got a chance to equalise from penalty. Guidetti scored from the penalty spot making the score 1–1 before the half time.  was booked in the 42nd minute. The first half ended 1–1 with three bookings in 45 minutes.

Messi in the 59th mminute assisted Suárez via a , as the Uruguayan scored the team's second goal and Barcelona were leading again. Two substitutions were made in the 61st minute for the home side.  came for  and  was replaced by . Celta made a change in the 65th minute as  was subbed-in for .

's shot in the 75th minute was blocked, assist from Messi, but Suárez netted his second of the night and Barcelona were 3–1 up. The 78th minute saw two substitutions.  replaced Guidetti, and  came for .

Messi was fouled around the 81st minute in the penalty area, and won a penalty kick. The Argentine passed from the spot, and Suárez completed his hat-trick. A similar type of goal was scored by the Dutch legend  playing for  in 1982.

Rakitić scored the fifth goal in the 84th minute from a through ball assist from Suárez, just a minute later after  was subbed off . In the , Neymar netted a goal, assist from Suárez. The match ended 6–1.

After the match, Barcelona manager  said "There will be those who like it and those who don't ... You can take a penalty like that, it's legal and there's a Cruyff penalty we all know."

A similar penalty attempt by  for Arsenal F.C. in 2005 did not work out.


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