Barcelona 4 Man City 0: Lionel Messi bags hat-trick on miserable return for Pep Guardiola

The man who created the footballing monster saw it chew Manchester City up and spit them out in the Nou Camp.
Lionel Messi’s stunning hat-trick and a late strike from Neymar made it an horrific homecoming for Guardiola as the Spanish giants cruised to a thumping Champions League win in this Group C clash.
The crushing defeat was the joint worst of Guardiola’s managerial career - in the stadium that made him the great he is today.
But there was nothing Guardiola could do to stop the Argentine genius - or the sheer stupidity of City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
Bravo, returning to his former... read more