Messi kicks some Real Madrid balls

Messi playing with Diego Lopez's mind

Well.. that was quite a match. A lot of fighting, both metaphorically and literally. In the end, it all ended with three penalty kicks and a red card for Real Madrid.

As for the score... well, Messi was the man of the hour. He's now the best scorer in El Classico with a hat trick. Two of those three were from penalty kicks, where he outsmarted Diego Lopez with a finesse we always expect from him.