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Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) celebrates with Barcelona's midfielder Sergio Busquets (L) and Barcelona's Brazilian forward Neymar during the UEFA Champions League football match FC Barcelona vs Manchester City at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 19, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / PAU BARRENA
Lionel Messi was like a "child playing in the playground" as he scored a hat-trick to inspire Barcelona's 4-0 thrashing of Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday, his coach Luis Enrique said.
Making his first start in a month after recovering from a groin injury, Messi set the tone for another virtuoso performance with a storming run through the middle of City's half before calmly dribbling past Claudio Bravo to score.
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