Barca aim for three wins in a row

Barcelona showed their true potential in an outstanding 3-2 midweek win over Athletic Bilbao but now face the hard task of following it up when they visit Granada on Saturday searching for an elusive third consecutive La Liga victory.

With Lionel Messi back to his best and linking superbly with teenage sensation Pedri, the Catalans were at times unplayable and recorded their most significant away victory of the season in the league with their first win in Bilbao in four games. Messi was at the heart of their play and, during a season in which he has often looked out of touch with his team mates, everything seemed to finally click.

"That's the way we need to continue. I felt like we controlled the game the whole time and there were barely any dips in our play," Ronald Koeman said after his side's 3-2 win.