Lionel Messi scored a first half hat trick for Barcelona against Eibar on Saturday.
Messi, 32, is warming up quite well for the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg as he tore Eibar’s defense to shreds to put them 3-0 up at the break.
In a week where Messi and Barcelona have been in the news amid an emergency signing of Martin Braithwaite, a social media spying scandal and plenty of criticism of sporting director Eric Abidal, the Argentine ace got back to doing what he does best.
Barcelona sat in second place in the La Liga table heading into this weekend, one point behind Real Madrid.
👻🤼♂️ "Trying to tackle him is like wrestling with a ghost!" – @RayHudson
Messi dances to put @FCBarcelona in front of @SDEibarEN #BarcaEibar
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💻📱beIN SPORTS CONNECT: https://t.co/LRYa03w6yI pic.twitter.com/8OtN6wufML— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) February 22, 2020
🤩 It's that man again! Messi has his second and @FCBarcelona have a 2-0 lead over @SDEibarEN #BarcaEibar
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💻📱 – beIN SPORTS CONNECT: https://t.co/LRYa03w6yI pic.twitter.com/Tw2eHEmvmj— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) February 22, 2020