Despite Lionel Messi’s hat-trick in his first training session after recovering from injury, he did not feature in FC Barcelona’s match against Elche in La Liga due to not being fully fit. Barcelona secured a convincing 4-0 victory against Elche, with Alexis Sanchez scoring a hat-trick and Pedro also finding the net. Neymar, who was on the bench, came on in the 81st minute. With this win, Barcelona reclaimed the top spot in the La Liga standings, tied on points (49) with Atletico Madrid, who won against Malaga. Real Madrid is set to play against Celta Vigo on Monday.
LIGA: WITHOUT MESSI, BARÇA SHATTERS ELCHE 4-0! SANCHEZ’S HAT-TRICK ON VIDEO
