🔥⚽ EPIC CLASH: BARÇA vs MAN CITY! MESSI SHINES ⚽🔥

Mascherano in. Here's Messi. Iniesta's made the run. It's gonna fall here for Messi! Who can wander around the goalkeeper! And they stood like statues, Manchester City! And Messi was able to mesmerise them. Dino slipped over, didn't he? Right in the centre of the box. Messi in there quickly. John Stones had to have his wits about him. Played it really well, John Stones there. There's Messi. And he goes towards Suarez, who was looking to leave it! And it almost provided Suarez with a perfect opportunity at the end of it all. Yeah, I think he was offside. I think the referee's assistant's got his flag up again. And Titi has been out as well. It's his first start tonight. He was out since mid-September. Here's Neymar running through. And Claudio Bravo had to time that right. Did well, the Manchester City goalkeeper there. Neymar stayed down. Suarez is going to get the free kick here for Handball. It's a penalty for Barcelona. It's a free kick to Defendo now, Manchester City. This is sent in by Messi towards Rakitic. He's got it in front of Otamendi. It's a good chance there for Barcelona. He should have scored. It's the second run. He runs really late, Rakitic. Milito. Gundogan. Still Gundogan. It's a fantastic run! And it's a really important save by Verstegen. Now Sterling. That'll give Manchester City hope and belief. In towards David Silva. Gundogan can hit another one. And he's pulled it wide. It'll be a goal kick to Barcelona. But the initial run there for the German international was top class. De Bruyne and Silva over the Manchester City free kick. It's a high line here being held by Barcelona. Presents the chance as well. Superbly flighted in. And what an opportunity for John Stone. Pep Guardiola knows what a good chance it was. John Stone still waiting for his first goal for Manchester City. Now he's got defending to do because Messi's on the move. And Suarez is there! And Claudio Bravo did just enough. And it's a good job, he's as athletic as he is, to pick himself up and tip it over the bar. Again, Flex, not to stem from nothing, did he? Towards Zabaleta. Lucas Dean was in there. And then Suarez will chase the other way. And it's poor goalkeeping by Bravo. And he unballs it, Flex. He's getting sent off. Red card for Claudio Bravo. Made the initial error. And then made another one. Manchester City down to 10 men. And Claudio Bravo, on his return to Barcelona, sees the red card. First job here for Willy Caballero. It's a free kick that's got Messi and Neymar stood over it. It's a really big wall that's been put together by the Manchester City goalkeeper. It's Messi who hits it. And it was always too high. Given away by De Bruyne. Iniesta. Now Messi. Collar off in front of him. Messi picks out the corner and gets it up. Well, it's not been the best of nights in terms of a scintillating display from Lionel Messi. But he's managed to bag a couple of goals. Who cares when you can put the ball in the back of the net like that? It's Neymar. Iniesta. I mean, for Barcelona, it'd be an average of best, haven't they? They're comfortably winning. It's a good ball through for Gundogan. And here's Kevin De Bruyne. And it was dealt with by Verstappen. Well, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope for Manchester City because they opened Barcelona up there. Towards Suarez. And they're intercepted on its way there by Otamendi. Oh. Gundogan gives it away this time. Suarez. Messi for the hat-trick. And Messi gets the hat-trick. And the best player on the planet puts his stamp on this game in the cap now tonight. How has he got three tonight? How has he got three? There comes a point where it's a shut-up shot now, and that'll do. You don't want to lose five. Certainly Pep doesn't want to lose five coming back. Here's Raheem Sterling. It's a really good run by Sterling. And he's going to get the free kick here. And a yellow card for Thierry Baccio for the challenge. Yeah, rightly so. Otamendi just looking to try and distract a stake, and it was well hit by Kovarov! And away by Maserato, and they didn't quite get the run of the ball there. John Stokes couldn't quite gather it, could he? Neymar again. Now Messi. And still Messi. Wonderful balance. Down he goes, penalty. So Neymar against Caballero. It's a long stare from Neymar. The wind-up. And the save! And then Busquets sends it back in. Well, they had a real problem in terms of converting penalties last season. Manchester City have had their own problems this season that have been well documented. And Neymar, who was looking to mark his 150th appearance in a Barcelona shirt from the penalty spot, accelerates away from Nicolas Otamendi. Messi to his right, Suarez to his left. Here's Messi. Neymar. And still Neymar! Fantastic goal! Messi teed him up. Neymar stuck it away. That's more like it, isn't it? That was a lovely goal, that was.