Lionel Messi Video: Watch Barcelona Star Score Fabulous Hat Trick vs. Mallorca

Barcelona star Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, and he added to his long list of great performances on Saturday with a stunning hat trick against La Liga side Mallorca in the club's 5-0 victory at the Nou Camp.

The little Argentine scored three times in an 18-minute span during the first half and now has 13 goals in La Liga, which is three more than Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in second place.

Messi's first strike was from the penalty spot, and as expected he took the shot with great poise and executed perfectly.

He rocketed the ball into the top right corner and beat Mallorca goalkeeper Dudu Aouate who actually guessed correctly on which side Messi would choose.

Messi's second goal came from a Dani Alves cross which Adriano mistimed, and thus Messi was presented with an easy strike from a few yards out.

The goal to complete the hat trick was a stunning finish, and maybe even a better pass by Alves.

The Brazilian wingback played a perfect aerial ball to Messi and he finished his run with a one-time strike of the ball past Aouate to the delight of the fans.

Messi had even more chances to add to his goal total against Mallorca in the second half but was unable to capitalize on them.

Messi's perfect finish on his third goal summed up a fantastic display by him and the team as a whole. 

His brilliant scoring display helped Barcelona to their eighth consecutive clean sheet in all competitions.

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