- Messi scores three times as Barcelona thrashes Granada
- Atletico Madrid reclaims top spot from Barca Sunday
- Barca has game in hand but two points adrift
Lionel Messi scored his first hat-trick of 2016 as Barcelona got back to winning La Liga ways with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Granada.
Bacra was held to a scoreless draw in a bad-tempered match at city rivals, Espanyol, last weekend.
But the diminutive Argentine had his shooting boots with him at the Nou Camp Saturday to ensure there would be no repeat failure to score against one of La Liga's lesser lights.
Neymar put a cap on proceedings by adding a fourth late on but he could do little to outshine his South American strike partner.