There’s been so much talk this week about Martin Braithwaite that you could almost be forgiven for forgetting that Barca still have Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann.
Messi has now been responsible for five of the last 10 hat–tricks scored in LaLiga and has a career record across all competitions of 54.
The lack of options up front means they will have to rely on Messi more than ever, but that’s not exactly an awful position to be in.
He gave them the lead today against Eibar as some great skill takes the defence out of the game before the cheeky dinked finish capped a fantastic solo goal.