Messi is level with Salah in race for the Golden Shoe hanks to Mo Salah's absence for Liverpool, Barcelona 's Lionel Messi has taken advantage and drawn level with the Egyptian at the top of the Golden Shoe rankings.
The Argentinian's hat-trick put him on 29 goals for the season, three ahead of Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, who also didn't play.
Edinson Cavani missed a completely open goal and failed to score for Paris Saint-Germain in the 20 minutes he was on the pitch.
Golden Shoe ranking
1 Salah 29 goals (58 points) 2 Messi 29 goals (58 points) 3 Lewandowski 26 goals (52 points) 4 Immobile 26 goals (52 points) 5 Jonas 33 goals (49.5 points) 6 Cavani 24 goals (48 points) 7 Kane 24 goals (48 points) 8 Icardi 24 goals (48 points) 9 Ronaldo 22 goals (44 points) 10 Luis Suarez 22 goals (44 points)