Classic Lal Liga – Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid 5-0 2011 – Messi’s hatrick made Courtois suffer

Liga 1ª División 2011-2012
Jornada 6
Camp Nou (Barcelona)
September 24, 2011

The most recent Manita and one of the last truly great performances from Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, coming early into his final season at the club.

This match was all about Lionel Messi, who lit up the Camp Nou with a spellbindingly brilliant performance, displaying his full range of dribbling and finishing skills in notching a hat-trick in a dominant Barcelona victory.

“What are you supposed to do? How are you supposed to stop Lionel Messi?” wrote Rob Smyth in The Guardian.