Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (right) scores a penalty during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Monday. AFP PHOTO
Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (right) scores a penalty during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Bilbao at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Monday. AFP PHOTO

MADRID: Newly-crowned World Player of the Year Lionel Messi had to be withdrawn at half-time with a hamstring problem as Luis Suarez’s hat-trick led Barcelona to a 6-0 thrashing of 10-man Athletic Bilbao on Sunday (Monday in Manila).

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