Barcelona strike five, Atlético lose to Celta
Sunday, February 15, 2015
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Lionel Messi struck his 23rd Liga hat-trick as FC Barcelona moved within a point of the top with a 5-0 win against Levante UD, before Club Atlético de Madrid lost.
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• FC Barcelona move within a point of leaders Real Madrid CF by seeing off Levante UD 5-0.
• Lionel Messi strikes 23rd Liga hat-trick to move two goals behind Cristiano Ronaldo's Liga tally of 28 goals.
• The Argentina forward also becomes youngest player to make 300 Liga outings for Barça.
• Neymar opens scoring with 17th league goal of season thanks to Messi assist.
• Luis Suárez adds fifth with fourth league strike of the campaign.
• Club Atlético de Madrid lie six points shy of Barça after 2-0 reverse at RC Celta de Vigo.
• Fabián Orellana adds to Nolito's spot-kick opener for Celta.
• Valencia CF climb up to fourth by overcoming Getafe CF 1-0.
• Álvaro Negredo seals the points via a second-half penalty.
• Rayo Vallecano de Madrid end three-game losing streak with 2-0 win against Villarreal CF.
• Alberto Bueno and Gaël Kakuta on target to sink sixth-placed Yellow Submarine.
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