Lionel Messi scores double to break 400 barrier in Barcelona victory
Neymar joins in the fun with a hat-trick as his side triumph 6-0 to return to the top of the table
Lionel Messi grabbed his 400th career goal, while Neymar smashed a hat-trick as Barcelona stormed back to the top of La Liga with a 6-0 thrashing of Granada.
Champions Atletico Madrid moved into second, two points behind Barca, as they beat previously unbeaten Sevilla 4-0 at home.
Cristiano Ronaldo's hot streak continued in Real Madrid's 2-0 win at Villarreal to remain four points off the top in fourth.
Messi is someone who has been touched by a magic wand and he is desperate to enjoy playing football
Barca stretched their run of consecutive clean sheets to seven games, but rediscovered their scoring touch after being held to a 0-0 draw at Malaga in midweek as Messi and Neymar shone.
"Messi is someone who has been touched by a magic wand and he is desperate to enjoy playing football," said Barca boss Luis Enrique.
After a slow start Barca took the lead on 26 minutes as Neymar was gifted the ball inside the Granada half and surged forward before seeing his effort deflect pass the helpless Roberto via Jean-Sylvain Babin.
Messi then increased his number of assists this season to seven as he crossed right-footed for Ivan Rakitic to head home and Neymar tapped into an empty net to make it 3-0 after Roberto had denied Munir.
Barca continued to dominate after the break and Alves provided Messi with the kind of service he has been handing out in recent weeks with a fine cross that the four-time world player of the year headed home.