German Lux has picked the ball out of his net four times but the Deportivo keeper deserves great credit for a superb stop from Paco Alacarez.

The substitute thought he had scored his first goal for Barca but from Lionel Messi's cross, he sees his header palmed away by Lux at full stretch.

This is one-way traffic now.

Barca's final change means there will be no hat-trick for Rafinha.

The Brazilian is replaced by Denis Suarez.

That means no run-out for Andres Iniesta before the visit of Manchester City in the Champions League.

I'm sure he doesn't need the practice.

Deportivo's afternoon has just got harder.

Captain Laure is sent off to leave his side with 10 men for the last 25 minutes.

Laure holds off Neymar and certainly uses his elbow. Neymar needs no second invitation to hit the deck.

Gerard Pique should make it 5-0 but heads over from a corner.

This long since ended being a contest with Deportivo offering next to nothing.

Barca will be going second in the table - for now.

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid both play later.

That's goal number nine for the season for Lionel Messi and 14 in 17 appearances against Deportivo.

He might not be finished yet.

Sergio Busquets also gets a rest as he comes off, which means......

Enter Lionel Messi.

Deportivo also make a change with Ryan Babel coming on.

The first booking of the day goes the way of Deportivo defender Pedro Mosquera.

He sees yellow after stopping Neymar in his tracks with a clip of the ankles.

Neymar wants to get in on the act but can't hit the target after pinching the ball from team-mate Rafinha and seeing a deflected effort fly over the bar.

I fancy Rafinha will be eyeing a hat-trick goal at some point.

Luis Suarez's work is done for the day as he is replaced by Paco Alcacer at the break.

After his international commitments, Suarez is given a breather and the chance to rest up before facing Manchester City in the Champions League next Wednesday night.

Not so good for City - who I hear have just gone behind at home to Everton.

Under way again in the second half.

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Bayern Munich are being given a fair old battle by 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt. Arjen Robben had given Bayern the lead but Eintracht twice hit back and are on course to secure a point with 10 minutes to go...

It looks like job done for Barca thanks to that flurry before half time.

Two goals from Rafinha and one from Luis Suarez means the second half could be a procession.

Hopefully - from a neutral perspective - Barca turn on the style and make it a spectacle.

Goal difference doesn't count in La Liga, though, which makes the number of goals irrelevant. Strange. 

That's nine for the season for Luis Suarez and it's almost double figures.

A minute after scoring, the ex-Liverpool man fires against a post.

Deportivo need the sanctuary of the dressing room.

Remember, Deportivo haven't scored away from home this season.

An ideal chance for Barca, surely, to regain a bit of confidence with a resounding win.

Lionel Messi is sure to come on at some point and he will be looking to add to his 13 goals in 16 games against Deportivo.

It's turning into a good afternoon for Rafinha.

The midfielder has now scored four goals in his last five games.

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Barca force back-to-back corners but do nothing with them.

The champions are comfortable without being anything like back to their best.

Perhaps they need Messi?

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