Lionel Messi scored twice and set up two more in Barcelona's table-garnish 5-1 win over Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou on Tuesday night.
Barcelona went up ahead of schedule with a pleasant volley from Clement Lenglet, however Kiko packaged home on the quarter hour after Marc-Andre ter Stegen misplayed a free kick into the case to draw the meeting side level.
Two snapshots of Messi enchantment reestablished request at the Camp Nou with the Argentine playing an ideal ball into the punishment territory for Arturo Vidal to volley home and afterward twisting in a relentless free kick soon after to give Barcelona a 3-1 lead at half-time.
Messi terminated in Barca's fourth with a magnificent divert and finish from an Ivan Rakitic pass, terminating a low line drive of a volley past Valladolid manager Jordi Masip before setting Luis Suarez with another brilliant help to arrive at the last scoreline.
"What would we be able to state about Leo? I've come up short on words," Barca administrator Ernesto Valverde said. "Each time he gets the show on the road, something occurs. It's beneficial for us and awful for the resistance. He has an ability that nobody else has. It's not simply that he gets thing going, he sees things nobody else does. I'm persuaded that what he sees can't be seen up in the stands.
"Consistently he's better [after injury], which is clearly bravo. You can see that he's looking fresher. We're glad since he's feeling better and on the grounds that we're appreciating how he's playing."
Messi's colleague Vidal was similarly speechless in portraying the splendor of the Argentine.
"Leo indicated all the quality he has, when he resembles that the group truly feels it," said Vidal. "We see him consistently and he shocks us consistently, with the quality he has, he's from another planet.
"I have no words to discuss Leo, he's from a different universe, all that he does, he progresses nicely."
The No. 10 set up youngster Ansu Fati after the break, yet the 16-year-old's shot was kept out by previous Barca attendant Masip.
"They are excellent and they don't let you free, Messi did something amazing," said Valladolid commander Michel. "You simply need to hail [Messi] and appreciate him."
The success put Barcelona two clear at the highest point of the La Liga table in front of shock bundle Granada, who face Getafe on Thursday.
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