Tenerife vs FC barcelona Lionel Messi scored three and made another as Barcelona overcame a rusty start to hammer Tenerife in the Primera Division.
The hosts were by far the better side in the opening half hour and could have been three up within 15 minutes had Alejandro Alfaro done better with a hat-trick of chances - but astonishingly Barca went in at half-time 3-0 up thanks to two from Messi and a rare Carles Puyol goal.
Messi completed his hat-trick after 75 minutes before Ezequiel Luna's own goal completed a miserable night for Tenerife, as Barca ensured Real Madrid would not finish the day on top of the league.
The match began, somewhat surprisingly, with an assault on the Barca goal.
First Francisco Nino played in Alfaro, who struck his effort against the bar when he really should have scored.
Garcia Ayoze's follow-up was blocked by Puyol.
Still Barca were ragged at the back and Victor Valdes was forced to save another Alfaro shot, with the visiting defence managing to hack the ball behind.
From the resulting corner, Mikel Alonso found Pablo Sicilia, but he could not quite get his header on target.
Moments later Barca threatened for the first time, Messi shrugging off the attentions of Sicilia to get in the shot. He chipped the ball over the advancing Sergio Aragoneses, but well wide of goal.
Tenerife had another excellent chance in the 13th minute when Nino picked out Alfaro with a low centre from the right, but the shot was straight at Valdes.
Gradually the natural order started to assert itself though and Barca were ahead nine minutes before the break.
Bojan was the architect, going on a surging run down the left before pulling the ball back to Messi, who made no mistake this time.
Moments later Bojan almost set up a second as he played a neat through ball to Thierry Henry, but the France forward's gentle shot went wide of the post.
Barca did get a second in the 44th minute.
Messi whipped in an inswinging free-kick from the right and Puyol rose high and unmarked to nod the ball home.
But there was worse to come for Tenerife.
Andres Iniesta showed his poise and strength to retain the ball in midfield before finding Bojan on the left with an exquisite pass. The teenager was again unselfish to pick out Messi, who bundled the ball over the line from close range.
Barca began the second half as they ended the first, Messi finding Henry on the left of the box and the Frenchman made space for himself before smashing a shot against the near post.
Messi then completed his hat-trick in sublime fashion.
Bojan miscontrolled slightly on the edge of the area, forcing him to lay the ball back to the Argentina star who chipped the ball into the far corner with goalkeeper Aragoneses barely off his line.
Daniel Kome had a glorious chance to pull one back moments later but he blazed the ball over the bar.
Nino worked Valdes in the 82nd minute as he cut into the box from the left, but his right-foot strike was a relatively comfortable stop for the Barca keeper.
Barca's fifth came from good work by substitute and Tenerife native Pedro, who controlled well in the box and appeared to have poked the ball past Aragoneses, but replays showed it was the outstretched foot of defender Luna which applied the final touch.
Tenerife 0-5 FC Barcelona0-1 : Messi 35' -
http://www.d1g.com/video/space/sports/show/?id=34614450-2 : Puyol 44' -
http://www.d1g.com/video/space/sports/show/?id=34614820-3 : Messi 45' -
http://www.d1g.com/video/space/sports/show/?id=34612400-4 : Messi 75' -
http://www.d1g.com/video/space/sports/show/?id=34613720-5 : Luna (own) 86' -
http://www.d1g.com/video/space/sports/show/?id=3461404
