Messi's night began in the 35th minute when he duped three Levante players into tracking him aimlessly across the penalty box, before lazering a pass over their heads for teammate Luis Suarez. From there, Suarez scored 1-0.
Eight minutes later Messi went from goal creator to goalscorer when he ran from the halfway line, into a through ball, and beat the goalkeeper one-on-one to double Bara's lead.
It did not take long after half-time for Barcelona to restore their dominance as Messi pumped a low left-footed shot into the bottom right of the net a sublime finish to make it 3-0.
Barcelona's next goal was the best of the lot as Suarez nutmegged the Levante defender Erick Cabaco, dribbled into the box, and gracefully sent a trivela pass across goal to Arturo Vidal. Messi timed his own run into the middle of the goal to perfection, as Vidal fed him with a one-touch pass on the six-yard line. Though Messi's finish was straight-forward, it capped an incredible team move.
But the night was not finished yet.
Three minutes before full-time, Messi with his hat-trick complete provided the game's final goal when he supplied Gerard Pique with Barcelona's fifth.
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