Barcelona 4-0 Manchester City: Lionel Messi scores hat-trick in Barcelona’s Rout of Manchester City in Champions League

The incredible FIVE times ball winner of the world football is LIONEL MESSI. As he scored his second hat-trick in as many Champions League games to give Barcelona a 4-0 win over Manchester City as Pep Guardiola and Claudio Bravo endured a harrowing returns to the Nou Camp on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi scores hat-trick in  Barcelona’s rout of Manchester City in Champions League

During the start of the first half, MESSI came into his form. As there was a slip by Fernandinho allowed Messi to round former team mate Bravo and open the scoring in the 17th minute and the keeper completed a miserable night by getting sent off in the second half for handling outside the area after losing the ball.

Messi’s hat-trick came courtesy of three symptoms swipes of that left foot and the latest statistic to laud his genius shows that he now has 16 goals in 15 games against English clubs. In truth he has been punishing all-comers for as long as anybody can care to remember. Messi began the move and fought to win the ball back before threading a pass to Andres Iniesta. Fernandinho dribbled the ball over just as he looked set to clear, leaving the Argentine an easy task to score. This was the 37th hat-trick of Messi’s career.

It’s difficult to play with Barcelona against 11 men. With 10, it was over,” said Guardiola, while adamant that he would not blame Bravo for the error which effectively ended his side’s night.

Messi’s second strike was reminiscent of a goal he scored against Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the 2015 semi-finals and Suarez’s generosity allowed the Argentine to knock in the third with simplicity.

During the second half end,Barca substitute Jeremy Mathieu which was then dismissed for two bookable offences. Neymar had a late penalty saved by substitute keeper Willy Caballero but the Brazilian made amends by scoring the fourth goal in the 89th minute.

                          ATTACK INDEX

BARCELONA                                     MAN CITY

     60%                Ball possesion             40%

         4                             SHOTS                      4

         3                         CORNERS                    4

        13                           FOULS                      14

         7                 SHOTS ON TARGET         3

Lionel Messi’s sublime performance against Manchester City has been hailed by the Spanish press, with one newspaper even proclaiming their love for the Barcelona star on their front page.