Lionel Messi seals Barcelona victory over Sevilla with a 50th hat trick | Football News

Getafe wins Madrid derby against Real Vallecano

Lionel Messi scored the 50th hat trick of his career. Barcelona came twice from behind to defeat Sevilla 4-2 in La Liga.

Messi's love affair with Sevilla continued at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium, where he scored more goals than any other team – 36 in 35 games, including three triplets.

It is also a new Liga record for most goals against an opponent, bringing his total to 28 against Sevilla, departing from the draw against former Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo, who had scored 25, also against Seville.

The match had to wait for his first chance in the 19th minute, but a quick break for Sevilla was to allow Wissam Ben Yedder's shot to divert the ball after the Frenchman escaped defender Samuel Umtiti's challenge. after three months with a knee injury.

Three minutes later, Ben Yedder was involved in the first game of Sevilla. Messi's goal from Quincy Promes, who was trying to counterbalance the attack, allowed the Frenchman to push Jesus Navas back into the box, letting the midfielder drive home his first goal for 13 months.

The home team's attack was not enough, however, just four minutes later, Messi scored a stunning 16-yard volley with a left center from Ivan Rakitic.

Defying their form by playing the game of a win in eight league games, Sevilla scored a 2-1 lead thanks to Gabriel Mercado's third goal of the season in the 42nd minute, the Argentinian defender scoring a goal in the eighth minute. Pablo Sarabia had resumed the kick of goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen of Barcelona.

Just after the hour of play, Messi played against Luis Suarez, who was out of shape, and despite a challenge from Kjaer and calls for penalties, referee Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz dismissed requests and decided not to consult VAR.

In the middle of the half, Messi equalized for the second time, bringing home a superb goalkeeper, Tomas Vaclik, whose free-kick shot at Dembele allowed the former Spurs star to shoot his teammate.

Five minutes from the end, Messi then scored the 650th goal of his career, delightfully hitting the ball on Vaclik after a shot by Carles Alena was blocked.

Suarez ended the match in injury time, ending a scoreless six-goal streak with a lob over Vaclik, thanks to a Messi pass.

Somewhere else Getafe beat Rayo Vallecano in a Madrid derby. Jaime Mata and Jorge Molina Vidal scored for hosts, both sides of Raul de Tomas's strike.