Lionel Messi's return to form continued to show as he scored a sublime 25-yard free-kick in Barcelona's 4-0 thrashing of Sevilla.
The Barcelona captain, 32, missed the early stages of the new season due to a calf injury he picked up in pre-season.
And the five-time Ballon d'Or winner would pick up another knock in last month's 2-1 victory over Villarreal at the Camp Nou.
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Messi, who was named the Best FIFA Men's Player last month, showed an early sign of being back to his best when he stepped up for a free-kick in the 78th minute.
The Argentine superstar stepped over the ball before curling it up and over the wall and burying it past Tomas Vaclik into the top-right corner of the net.
Barcelona took the lead in the first half after Luis Suarez scored a superb bicycle kick from inside the box.
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And Arturo Vidal would double their lead five minutes later before Ousmane Dembele scored Barca's third before half-time.
Messi buried home his second-half free-kick to add his side's fourth, but Barcelona ended the match with nine men at the Camp Nou.
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Ronald Araujo, who had been handed his Barcelona debut, was sent off 15 minutes after coming onto the pitch for bringing down ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez when he was through.
And French winger Dembele appeared to say something to the referee before he was shown a second yellow card and sent marching down the tunnel.
Barcelona, who have endured a tough start to the season without Messi, have climbed to second place in La Liga.
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The defending Spanish champions are two points behind fierce rivals Real Madrid going into the international break.
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