Barcelona 5-2 Mallorca: Lionel Messi hat-trick sends Barcelona top
Lionel Messi has scored 35 La Liga hat-tricks, including four in 2019
Lionel Messi celebrated winning his sixth Ballon d'Or with a hat-trick as Barcelona beat Mallorca to move top of La Liga.
He scored two excellent finishes from outside the box before smashing in a third off the underside of the crossbar.
Antoine Griezmann had opened the scoring for Barca, with Luis Suarez netting an outrageous backheel.
Ante Budimir scored twice for struggling Mallorca.
Messi showed off his Ballon d'Or trophy - awarded to the best player in the world - to the Nou Camp crowd before kick-off, with his family on the pitch alongside him.
And he finished the match with his 35th La Liga hat-trick, breaking the record of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Barcelona were excellent at times, particularly in the first half, with some fantastic passing movement.
However their first goal came when Griezmann chased onto Marc-Andre ter Stegen's long goal-kick before clipping the ball over the goalkeeper.
The France international then set up Messi's first, a fine curling effort from 25 yards. Budimir scored a deflected strike for Mallorca, before Messi scored a similar goal to his first, this time from an Ivan Rakitic pass.
Suarez scored the best goal of the game, however. An excellent passing move ended with Frenkie de Jong finding Suarez, who backheeled the ball into the ground and over goalkeeper Manolo Reina.
Luis Suarez scoring his audacious backheel
Budimir headed in his second for Mallorca before Messi smashed in his third from Suarez's lay-off. He is now La Liga's top scorer with 12 goals - from only 10 games.
Barcelona go back to the top, above Real Madrid - who beat Espanyol 2-0 earlier on Saturday. The title rivals meet in El Clasico in 11 days' time.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Barcelona
1ter Stegen
20RobertoBooked at 8mins
3PiquéBooked at 67mins
15Lenglet
24Firpo
4RakiticSubstituted forAleñáat 72'minutes
5Busquets
21de JongSubstituted forVidalat 64'minutesBooked at 79mins
10Messi
9Suárez
17GriezmannSubstituted forPérezat 85'minutes
Substitutes
6Todibo
13Murara Neto
16Wague
19Aleñá
22Vidal
23Umtiti
27Pérez
Mallorca
1Reina
15Gámez
24Valjent
21Raíllo
2Sastre
23Febas
12BabaSubstituted forSeñéat 71'minutes
8SevillaSubstituted forHernándezat 59'minutes
14Rodríguez Vázquez
22BudimirSubstituted forPratsat 85'minutes
26Kubo
Substitutes
4Señé
5Campos Coll
9Prats
13Fabri
19Chavarria
20Sedlar
29Hernández
Referee:
José Luis Munuera Montero
Attendance:
71,072
Match Stats
Home TeamBarcelonaAway TeamMallorca
Possession
Home66%
Away34%
Shots
Home25
Away9
Shots on Target
Home17
Away3
Corners
Home8
Away4
Fouls
Home15
Away10
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Match ends, Barcelona 5, Mallorca 2.
Full TimePosted at 90'+4'
Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Mallorca 2.
Posted at 90'+4'
Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Posted at 90'+3'
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
Posted at 90'+1'
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Martin Valjent.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt missed. Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
Posted at 89'
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Aleix Febas.
Posted at 88'
Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Posted at 87'
Attempt saved. Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
Posted at 86'
Júnior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 86'
Foul by Fran Gámez (Mallorca).
Posted at 85'
Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
Posted at 85'
Joan Sastre (Mallorca) wins a free kick on the left wing.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Barcelona. Carles Pérez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Mallorca. Abdón Prats replaces Ante Budimir.
Goal!Posted at 83'
Goal! Barcelona 5, Mallorca 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
Posted at 81'
Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
Posted at 81'
Joan Sastre (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Posted at 80'
Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
Posted at 80'
Juan Hernández (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
BookingPosted at 79'
Arturo Vidal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 78'
Attempt saved. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
Posted at 77'
Attempt saved. Juan Hernández (Mallorca) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Posted at 77'
Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Mallorca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Rodríguez.
Posted at 75'
Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
Posted at 74'
Attempt blocked. Juan Hernández (Mallorca) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joan Sastre.
Posted at 73'
Foul by Júnior Firpo (Barcelona).
Posted at 73'
Fran Gámez (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
SubstitutionPosted at 72'
Substitution, Barcelona. Carles Aleñá replaces Ivan Rakitic.
Posted at 71'
Attempt missed. Dani Rodríguez (Mallorca) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
SubstitutionPosted at 71'
Substitution, Mallorca. Josep Señé replaces Iddrisu Baba.
Posted at 70'
Corner, Mallorca. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
Posted at 69'
Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 69'
Foul by Joan Sastre (Mallorca).
Posted at 69'
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 69'
Foul by Ante Budimir (Mallorca).
BookingPosted at 67'
Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 67'
Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
Posted at 67'
Juan Hernández (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!Posted at 64'
Goal! Barcelona 4, Mallorca 2. Ante Budimir (Mallorca) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fran Gámez with a cross.
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