Lionel Messi scored his 50th career hat-trick to fire FC Barcelona to a 4-2 win at Sevilla on Saturday following the champions had twice fallen behind.

The victory gave the Catalans a 10-point lead at the top of the Spanish La Liga.

But they can lower the gap back to seven when they play Villarreal on Sunday.

“Messi is critical and superlative. Every team has decisive players, but we have the best on the planet,” said Barca coach Ernesto Valverde.

Sevilla are Messi’s favourite victims, and last season he came off the bench to score twice in two minutes and rescue a 2-2 draw from 2-0 down.

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Messi Odogwu

He's only barca best.. EOD