GETTY Mesut Ozil and Lionel Messi both hit hat-tricks The Spanish boss, who spent 22 years at the club as a player and a manager, left Sergio Aguero on the bench for the second time in five days and opted to start Kevin De Bruyne up front for Manchester City. He admitted it was a tactical and not a fitness-related decision but it did not pay off as the Spanish giants ran through a sorry City side. Barca lost Jordi Alba and Gerard Pique to injury before half-time but Messi had already given them a lead by the break, capitalising on Fernandinho's slip in the box. Another returning to his former home, Claudio Bravo, was sent off eight minutes into the second half for an obvious and deliberate...
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