Barcelona head coach Ernesto Valverde said Lionel Messi's record-breaking hat-trick was a "good way to celebrate the Ballon d'Or".
After claiming his sixth Ballon d'Or earlier in the week, Messi's treble led La Liga champions Barca to a 5-2 win over Real Mallorca on Saturday.
The Blaugrana captain paraded the trophy on the Camp Nou pitch prior to the match with his three sons, and went on to give a stunning demonstration of why he was worthy of the honour by dismantling Mallorca over 90 minutes.
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Messi's Ballon d'Or triumph on Monday saw him move clear of Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Barca captain broke the former Real Madrid superstar's record for the most hat-tricks in La Liga history.