Leads in five goals to David Villa, who missed at the Camp Nou
Leo Messi goes straight for the top scorer. The Argentine scored three goals in a single go and already has 22 this season, which secures him among the top performers of the League ahead of David Villa, which adds 17.

Barca striker gave a display in only 26 minutes and scored a hat trick that helped to topple the Valencia. Messi already has 76 goals for Barcelona in the league and is its fourth triplet with a Barca shirt. The first was against Real Madrid, Capello in the 2006-07 season (Barcelona 3 - Real Madrid 3), then made another two years after the Cup at the Calderon (Atletico 1 - Barcelona 3) and was second last this season in The Heliodorus (Tenerife 0 - Barcelona 5).
Messi left the Camp Nou acclaimed when Pep Guardiola replaced him in the absence of Yaya Toure few minutes.