Good evening and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE coverage of the Spanish Liga fixture between Real Betis and Barcelona. We'll bring you all the action as it happens. Kick off is at 7.45pm.

That was a Messi masterclass. Real Betis just couldn't do anything to stop the great man from putting them to the sword. Suarez also played very well, although his evening had a dampener put on it by an injury right at the end of the match. Barcelona now have a 10 point lead at the top of La Liga!

FULL TIME: Real Betis 1-4 Barcelona

Off the post! Inches away from being a fourth goal for Messi! The pass was played back into the middle from Roberto, Messi controlled it, but then sent his effort on to the woodwork on the stretch.

Just watch this!

Three minutes of stoppage time to be played at the end of the match.

Coutinho will get a few minutes right at the end off the bench. That will frustrate the Brazilian.

Suarez injury! This is a concern for Barcelona. The striker looked to slip as he chased down a ball and then twisted his ankle. Suarez is still down and is receiving treatment on the sidelines.

Barcelona make a change and Rakitic comes off to be replaced by Alena.

What is there left to say about Messi? Another hat trick for the great man and that goal was the pick of the bunch from tonight's lot. Pau stood no chance. There was nothing he could do.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Real Betis 1 Barcelona 4 (85 mins - Lionel Messi). There is nothing you can do about that and applause breaks out around the Benito Villamarin. The home fans are literally bowing to Messi! He managed to clip a chipped finish over Pau, in off the underside of the bar, from 16 yards out. What a ridiculous goal.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Real Betis 1 (82 mins - Loren Moron) Barcelona 3. That's a lovely finish from Loren, who bends a finish into the back of the Barcelona net from the edge of the penalty box, but it will surely matter little. The Catalans are out of sight and that will merely be a consolation goal for the home side.

Barcelona are cruising through this game now. Three goals to the good with fewer than 10 minutes remaining against a team who have been toothless all night long, they have nothing to worry about.

Funny! That was an amusing moment. Suarez heard appeals from the crowd for a handball and joined him! But the Real Betis fans were calling for a handball against Semedo!

PICTURE: Suarez and Messi doing Suarez and Messi things.

Penalty claim! Suarez believes that there was a handball in the penalty box from Bartra, but the referee waves away the Barcelona striker's claims and then VAR backs up that decision.

Lainez has shown some lovely touches since coming off the bench for Real Betis. The young Mexican is highly rated at the Benito Villamarin and he's using this chance to show why.

This result will put Barcelona 10 points clear at the top of the Liga table after Atletico Madrid's defeat yesterday. Will that effectively put an end to the title race in Spain this season?