In Spain - Messi's "hattrick" and "Real" return to first place (ALL MATCHES VIDEO) © EuroFootball.com

On Saturday, the X round matches of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship were played.

Lionel Messi's three goals secured a 5-0 victory for "Barcelona" at home against "Mallorca".

The Argentine striker scored three times against the opponent's goalkeeper within 18 minutes of the first half. After the break, the lead was solidified by the first-time scorer Isaac Cuenca, and Dani Alves scored the final goal with a great shot.

In the championship, Madrid's "Real" club is back in the lead, thanks to a goal by the tenth Gonzalo Higuain, who secured a 1-0 victory against San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad".

The Argentine national team forward scored in the 9th minute of the match.

After the break, "Real Sociedad" pressed the visitors and could have equalized the score, but they couldn't break through the defense of the Madrid team.

Results:

"Valencia" 3 - 1 Madrid "Getafe" 12' [1 - 0] S. Feghouli 23' [1 - 1] D. Castro 25' [2 - 1] S. Feghouli 76' [3 - 1] A.

"Villarreal" 2 - 0 Madrid "Rayo" 20' [1 - 0] B. Soriano 67' [2 - 0] B. Valero

"Barcelona" 5 - 0 "Mallorca" 13' [1 - 0] L. Messi (from a penalty kick) 21' [2 - 0] L. Messi 30' [3 - 0] L. Messi 50' [4 - 0] I. Cuenca 90' [5 - 0] D. Alves

San Sebastian "Sociedad" 0 - 1 Madrid "Real" 9' [0 - 1] G. Higuain