European roundup: Barça go clear at top thanks to Lionel Messi hat-trick

• Levante 0-5 Barcelona; Sevilla 2-0 Girona
• Ajax thrash De Graafschap 8-0 in Eredivisie

Lionel Messi scored his 43rd hat-trick for Barcelona as they gained a measure of revenge for their record-wrecking defeat to Levante last season with a comprehensive 5-0 victory.

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