Barcelona enjoyed a comfortable 4-0 win over local rivals Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday night.

Lionel Messi struck from two sublime free-kicks in either half, book-ending the scoring for Ernesto Valverde’s men.

The Argentine also set up Ousmane Dembele in the first half who then turned provider for Luis Suarez.

The win away from home was their fifth in seven games for the Catalans.

Barcelona lead the La Liga standings with 31 points from 15 games, three ahead of Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, both of whom they enjoy an 11-goal advantage over.

Messi’s two goals saw him draw level with Cristhian Stuani of Girona as the league’s leading scorer with 11 so far this season.