Barcelona 4-0 Real Sociedad

Lionel Messi has scored three goals in the last two games

Barcelona remain four points clear at the top of La Liga after an emphatic win which saw Lionel Messi score his first league goal for two months.

Neymar opened the scoring with a composed left-foot finish before Luis Suarez doubled the lead with a brilliant volley before half-time.

It was 3-0 shortly after the interval, Neymar scoring his 14th goal in 12 La Liga appearances.

Messi completed the scoring after meeting Neymar's cross.

Neymar is La Liga's top scorer with 14 goals this season

It was the Argentina forward's third goal in two starts since suffering a knee injury in a 2-1 win over Las Palmas on 26 September.

Messi has been linked with a move to Manchester City but the 28-year-old did not let the speculation spoil his performance as Barcelona secured a sixth successive victory.

Luis Enrique's side dominated their lowly opponents, Suarez's acrobatic finish the highlight of a clinical team performance.

They have scored 14 goals in the past three games, while Messi looks to be nearing the form which saw him score 43 goals to help Barcelona to the La Liga title last season.

Barca have 33 points from 13 games.

Third-placed Real Madrid, who were hammered 4-0 by Barca last weekend and are now nine points off the pace, play Eibar on Sunday.

Barca's win took them seven points clear of nearest rivals Atletico Madrid, who later reduced the deficit back to four with a 1-0 win over Espanyol thanks to Antoine Griezmann's goal.

Atletico midfielder Tiago, 34, broke his right leg during the game.

Barcelona's next La Liga match is away to Valencia on 5 December

Lionel Messi only returned from a two month injury lay-off last week

Luis Suarez has scored in each of his last seven Barcelona appearances