SPAIN: Barcelona top on the log

SPAIN
SPANISH BBVA LA LIGA
Sunday, 8th March
           Barcelona   V   Rayo Vallecano
                   Kick off: 11:00 GMT
                     Venue: Camp Nou
                          FT 90' +3
               Suárez 5'
               Piqué 49'
                                           ■ Triguero 54'
                Messi 56' (pen)
                Messi 63'
                Messi 68'
      Dani Alves 80'■
                                              Bueno 81' (pen)
                Suárez 90' +1

Match details:
▪ Lionel Messi scored his 24th hat trick in his La Liga career, leading Ronaldo by a goal.
▪ Messi has scored 30 league goals this season together with Ronaldo of Real Madrid.
▪ Messi scored 3 in 8 minutes.
▪ He has 31 hat-tricks in Al competitions.
▪ Luiz Suarez scored the opener in less than 6 minutes before Gerard Pique netted a second.
▪ Bueno scored from the spot to move to 13 La Liga goals for season after Barca defender Dani Alves tripped the striker in the box.
▪ Suarez now has 12th goals this season.
▪ Both sides completed the game with 10 men as Roman Triguero was sent off for pulling Suarez down in the box.

FC Barcelona tops the la liga table with a point ahead of Real Madrid.
Lionel Messi has equalled Ronaldo's league goals for the season.
Messi has 24th la liga hat-tricks.