BARCELONA -- Two years to the day since Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all scored as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 3-1 in La Liga -- a win seen as vital in turning around a then-stuttering season -- the "MSN" repeated the trick on Wednesday at Camp Nou as Luis Enrique's side overturned a first-leg deficit to beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 and progress to the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey.
In January 2015, Barca had lost at Real Sociedad in their first game of the year, Messi was reportedly at odds with Luis Enrique, Andoni Zubizarreta was sacked as sporting director and president Josep Maria Bartomeu called an early election to "reduce the tension" surrounding the club.