#3 vs Atletico Madrid (2011)
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid met in February 2011 for a highly anticipated contest. Diego Simeone put up a rock solid side against Pep Guardiola's Barcelona to keep the pressure on the Catalonia side at top of the table.
The Barcelona number 10 carried his superb form into the match and completely thrashed the Madrid club. With 3 strikes to his name, Lionel Messi gave the Camp Nou crowd exactly what they wanted.
The Atletico Madrid side that had been so dominant in the previous weeks courtesy of their tremendous defensive record was left open by the genius of Lionel Messi.
The current Spain number 1 was the man in charge between the sticks for Atletico Madrid that night and it fair to say Lionel Messi humbled him.