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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt">Bareclona's Lionel Messi (right) shoots to score past Athletico's goalkeeper Gregory Coupet at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid yesterday. pic/AFP </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>Lionel scores hat-trick to see Barcelona past Atletico Madrid<br /></strong><br />FC Barcelona are within touching distance of the last eight of the Copa del Rey after taking a 3-1 away lead against Atletico Madrid, courtesy of a Lionel Messi hat-trick.<br /><br />A lacklustre Atletico was bested by a superb Barcelona, headed by a brilliantly clinical Messi who used the match as a platform to make his case as the world's best player. <br /><br /><strong>Away win<br /></strong>The Argentine forward, who was rested for Barcelona's 3-1 win over Real Mallorca in the league on Saturday, scored three times to give Barca an away win over Atletico in the Spanish Cup's last 16 first leg yesterday. 

Lionel scores hat-trick to see Barcelona past Atletico Madrid

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