Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Liga game between Deportivo and Barcelona at the Riazor.

A frantic finish to the match. Deportivo press forward, but Barca hang on. Wonderful match, but Barca complete a 5-4 victory. A treble for Messi and three points to the visitors.

We are into three minutes of time added on.

Montoya plays the ball out for a corner to the home side. The keeper comes up for a corner, but several Depor players are deemed to offside.

Barca trying to run down the clock now by keeping the ball. But a bit of work to be done yet. Solid piece of defending by Alba at the back.

Pedro fires a shot at goal. Frantic defending by the home side. Ball won't drop to Messi. Depor survive.

Iniesta doing well to curb the run of Pizzi. Barca have a goalkick, but more importantly some respite.

Messi is booked for pulling back the run of Laure. Messi protests his innocence, but the referee isn't interested.

Castro inches wide from levelling at 5-5 with a crisp volley. Valdes wasn't getting there if it was on target.

Change for Deportivo as Salomão replaces Riki.

It is Xavi who tries his luck, but just over the bar. Deportivo try to push on again to rescue this match.

Marchena takes out Iniesta with an uncompromising challenge on the edge of his box. Messi with the chance from the free-kick.

It is 5-4 now. Astonishing finish to this match. The home side still alive. Truly bizarre match.

GOAL! Jordi Alba somehow flicks the ball over his own goalkeeper Valdes. Great touch by Riki, but Alba send the ball into his own net trying to clear.

Strangely enough, Deportivo seem to have toiled more against the 10 men than the 11. Curious twist.

GOAL! Messi celebrates his 21st hat-trick for Barcelona. Surely that is the killer blow. Brilliant finish after a lovely run. Glorious finish. Barca lead 5-3.

Nobody could have envisaged this scoreline when Barca raced into a 3-0 lead early on.

Iniesta being hounded out of his stride by some decent pressing work by Laure.

Adriano getting back to make sure a loose ball doesn't drop to a home player. Phew! Barca living dangerously here.

Barca trying to take the sting out of his match with Xavi. Content to go all the way back to Valdes.

Montoya produced a surging run moments ago, but could not pick out a team-mate. The home fans boo the Barca possession.