BARCELONA, Spain -- Three touches of the ball were all Lionel Messi needed to score for Barcelona on Saturday, showing that he is ready to take on his former coach Pep Guardiola in the Champions League.Messi displayed no signs of rust after more than three weeks out of action with a right groin strain and scored inside of four minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. The Argentine added to Barcelonas 4-0 rout of Deportivo La Coruna, firing in a well-placed pass by Neymar in the Spanish league match.Barcelonas convincing win comes shortly before former Barcelona coach Guardiola comes home to Camp Nou at the helm of new club Manchester City for a highly anticipated European clash on Wednesday.We played a great game. This is the perfect way to arrive at the match against City, said Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, who calls Guardiola a friend.I havent spoken to Pep, Luis Enrique said. (But) City will be a very attractive rival. Its a team in continuous progression, and even more so now with its coach.It was a night of big wins for all the top teams in La Liga, as Atletico Madrid winger Yannick Carrasco scored a hat trick to keep Diego Simeones side at the top of the table by destroying Granada 7-1.Real Madrid stayed second on goal difference to Atletico after outclassing Real Betis 6-1 to end its run of four consecutive draws. Sevilla ended its long wait for an away victory to remain a point behind in third, and a point ahead of fourth-placed Barcelona.Rafinha put Barcelona in control with a brace of goals after Neymar, who excelled as Barcelonas playmaker, hit the crossbar early. The Brazil midfielder won possession of the ball near Deportivos area before opening the score in the 21st and added a second in the 36th.Luis Suarez tied Atletico Madrids Antoine Griezmann as the leagues leading scorer -- with six goals -- just before halftime after Neymar threaded a pass into the area for the striker.Messi went on in the 55th to play for the first time since Sept. 21. He scored on his third touch of the ball in the 58th.Deportivo, which had earned draws in its last two league visits to Camp Nou, lost Laureano Laure Sanabria to a direct red card for elbowing Neymar in the face in the 65th.---ATLETICO MADRID 7, GRANADA 1In Carrasco, Atletico looks like it has found the ideal attack partner for Griezmann that it will need to sustain a run at the title.Carrasco cancelled out Isaac Cuencas stunning opener for Granada with an equalizer in the 34th. The Belgian international struck twice more for the hosts after passes by Angel Correa and Antoine Griezmann to complete his first career treble.I am very happy for him, its a daily struggle for him to be what he was in this game, Simeone said about the 23-year-old Carrasco. He is a complete player, who has grown a lot, wants to keep growing and listens.Substitute Nicolas Gaitan netted two more goals before Correa and Tiago Cardoso completed the demolition of bottom-side Granada in the demoralizing debut of coach Lucas Alcaraz.---REAL BETIS 1, REAL MADRID 6Zinedine Zidane got the performance he needed following a run of four draws that had sparked doubts regarding his management of Madrids underachieving team.Madrid rolled from the start at Benito Villamarin Stadium, with Raphael Varane heading in the fourth-minute opener. 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Smith realized how easily basketball can be taken from him, and he wasnt going to take his place in the NBA for granted anymore.Celtics top scorer Leigh Griffiths will not get the chance to add to his seasons 40-goal tally as suspension rules him out of the Hoops curtain call at home to Motherwell on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 12pm. Departing boss Ronny Deila will take charge of the champions for the final time while skipper Scott Brown and defender Dedryck Boyata will continue their watching briefs because of hamstring issues.Centre-back Jozo Simunovic also misses out with a knee injury. The hosts will be presented with the trophy at the end of the game. Motherwell left-back Steven Hammell is struggling with a knock ahead of Sundays Sky Live finale.Skipper Keith Lasley is suspended while Josh Law (foot) and James McFadden (broken ankle) are still sidelined. Celtics Mikael Lustig is anticpating changes in personnel over the summer One of the issues that may need addressing over the short summer hiatus in the east end of Glasgow is Celtics unwieldy squad; they currently have 22 midfielders on their books - not an ideal recipe for squad harmony, according to Mikael Lustig.There is a lot of players in the same positions and thats maybe one of the weaknesses that we have, he said. Ronny Deila, pictured at the Lennoxtown training complex earlier this week We dont have 11 to 15 players who are always in the first team - there have been a lot of changes between games.We will see what the new manager wants to do with the club. Maybe some will have to go, maybe he will bring in some new players as well. 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