Messi hits five as Barcelona run riot

Lionel Messi struck five times as Champions League holders Barcelona hammered Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 to confirm their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Messi hits five as Barcelona run riot

Despite leading 3-1 from the first leg, Barca played with their trademark hunger as Messi became the first player to score five in a single Champions League game, while substitute Cristian Tello added two in a performance of startling brilliance.

Karim Bellarabi managed a consolation in added time for the shell shocked Germans.

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