Lionel Messi took his tally in Catalan derbies to 18 with a hat-trick against Espanyol as Barcelona made it three wins from three in LaLiga.
A Lionel Messi hat-trick inspired a comprehensive 5-0 Catalan derby win over Espanyol for Barcelona, who continued their 100 per cent start to life under Ernesto Valverde in LaLiga.
Messi opened the scoring in the 25th minute, although replays showed the five-time Ballon d’Or winner was in an offside position when he received Ivan Rakitic’s pass.
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