Barcelona made light work of Levante on Sunday, with Lionel Messi netting a hat-trick and setting up the other two goals.
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Messi set up Luis Suarez for the opening goal before scoring a hat-trick as Ernesto Valverde's side made amends for their shock 5-4 defeat at Ciutat de Valencia last May.
The 31-year-old has now scored 50 goals for club and country eight times over the last nine calendar years and he helped round off the rout by setting up Gerard Pique for the fifth two minutes from time.
Match Events
35'GOAL! Levante 0-1 Barcelona (Suarez)
Messi dances around Levante's defence, winding up on the left of the box. He curls a ball towards Suarez in the centre who fires home a delicious first-time volley. That's why they're champions.
43'GOAL! Levante 0-2 Barcelona (Messi)
Messi dances around Levante's defence, winding up on the left of the box. He curls a ball towards Suarez in the centre who fires home a delicious first-time volley. That's why they're champions.
47'GOAL! Levante 0-3 Barcelona (Messi)
Suarez picks up the ball and runs forwards the Levante defence, playing in Alba on the left. Alba's cross finds Messi in the area and the Barca captain curls it into the far corner.
60'GOAL! Levante 0-4 Barcelona (Messi)
Messi gets his hat-trick. Suarez teases the Levante defence, curling in a delightful outside-of-the-boot cross with his right foot. Instead of shooting at the far post, Vidal selflessly crosses the ball back to Messi in the centre for a tap-in. This game is done.
76' Red Card! Cabaco sent off
The defender is dismissed for brutally sliding in on an onrushing Dembele, kneeing him in the chest on the follow-up. This could get even worse for Levante.
88' GOAL! Levante 0-5 Barcelona (Pique)
The centre-back starts off a lovely passing move for Barca which winds up with Messi on the left. The Argentinian squares it for Pique who's ventured forward - he feints to shoot before rolling the ball calmly past a deceived Levante.
Line-ups
Levante XI: Rubén Rochina, Oier , Postigo, Toño, J.Campaña, Morales, Jason, Cabaco, Bardhi, E.Boateng, Rober
Subs: Coke, Aitor Fernández, Prcic, Martí, C.Rodríguez, M. Simon, Mayoral
Barcelona XI: L. Messi, T. Vermaelen, L. Suárez, Piqué, I. Rakitić, Vidal, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets, M. ter Stegen, Lenglet, O. Dembélé
Subs: Philippe Coutinho, Jasper Cillessen, D.Suárez, Arthur, Munir, Carles Aleñá, Juan Miranda