Barcelona warmed up to take on Juventus in the Champions League by sweeping Espanyol aside 5-0 with a Lionel Messi hat-trick.

The opening group stage fixture is at Camp Nou on Tuesday evening.

While Juve beat Chievo 3-0 in their Serie A match today, Barcelona ran wild in La Liga.

They flattened local rivals Espanyol 5-0 in the derby thanks to a Messi hat-trick.

Gerard Pique also added a goal before new signing Ousmane Dembele rolled across for Luis Suarez to tap in the fifth.

Barcelona warmed up to take on Juventus in the Champions League by sweeping Espanyol aside 5-0 with a Lionel Messi hat-trick.

The opening group stage fixture is at Camp Nou on Tuesday evening.

While Juve beat Chievo 3-0 in their Serie A match today, Barcelona ran wild in La Liga.

They flattened local rivals Espanyol 5-0 in the derby thanks to a Messi hat-trick.

Gerard Pique also added a goal before new signing Ousmane Dembele rolled across for Luis Suarez to tap in the fifth.

Juventus rested most of their star names after the break for international duty, but Ernesto Valverde kept faith with his key players.

For the full Barcelona 5-0 Espanyol match report, click through to our sister site, Football Espana.

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