HIGHLIGHTS
- Lionel Messi scored his first hat-trick of the ongoing La Liga season
- Messi set up goals for Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique at Levante
- Messi will receive a record fifth Golden Shoe trophy on Monday
Lionel Messi was the star of the show on Sunday as Barcelona absolutely romped past Levante in the La Liga and strengthened their position at the top of the table. Messi scored his first hat-trick of the season and provided assists for the other two goals as the Argentine put up yet another scintillating display.
Messi was at his magical best on Sunday and notched up the 31st hat-trick of his La Lifa career while he set up goals for Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique to stamp his place among the very best once more.
"Suarez and Messi are the best striking partnership in the world. Luis has goals in his veins -- and everything has already been said about Leo," said defender Pique, paying tribute to Barca's prolific South American double act.
Argentine Messi, who on Monday will collect a record fifth Golden Shoe trophy awarded annually to the leading marksman in the top divisions of Europe's soccer leagues, looks on a mission to repeat his 2017-18 success.
His treble took him to 14 league goals for the season, two more than any other striker in Europe's 'big five' leagues.
His masterclass began as he carved his way through the home side's defence before producing an outrageous no-look pass for Suarez to open the scoring in the 35th minute, shortly after mid-table Levante had hit the underside of the crossbar.
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