Barcelona 5 Mallorca 2Lionel Messi scored the 53rd hat-trick of his astonishing career to help Barcelona crush Mallorca 5-2 at the Nou Camp to retain their place at the top of LaLiga. Lionel Messi completes his hat-trick and score Barcelona’s fifth goal against Mallorca. Soon after, Vinicius charged forward before slipping in Benzema down the left but the former France striker shot harmlessly at Lopez. Espanyol were still in the game and Courtois had to be alert to save Marc Roca’s long-range effort with 13 minutes left. But Benzema made the game safe in the 79th minute, lashing home from close range after exchanging passes with Federico Valverde in the penalty area.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2019 15:56 UTC