article_snippet: Lionel Messi leaves the field with the match ball after netting a 12-minute hat-trick on Sunday .
article_snippet: Lionel Messi Lionel Messi looks to the sky as Lionel Messi celebrates following Lionel Messi second goal against Rayo Vallecano .
article_snippet: Luis Suarez netted the first and last during the rout but in between, along with a Gerard Pique goal, Lionel Messi Lionel Messi scored a 12-minute hat-trick - the fastest of Lionel Messi career - as 10-man Rayo crumpled in the second half.
article_snippet: The Argentina international netted his first of the afternoon from the penalty spot .
article_snippet: Lionel Messi celebrates after finding the bottom corner with Lionel Messi spot kick to make it 3-0 to Barcelona .
article_snippet: Lionel Messi brilliantly rounds Rayo Vallecano goalkeeper Cristian Alvarez to seal Lionel Messi hat-trick .
article_snippet: Messi taps into the empty net after securing his hat-trick with a sublimely taken goal .
highlights_snippet: Lionel Messi scored a 12-minute hat-trick in the second half .
  