BARCELONA — Raphinha scored a hat-trick as La Liga leaders Barcelona ripped Racing Santander to shreds in a spectacular 7-2 triumph on Wednesday.

Atletico Madrid thrashed Osasuna 4-0 to build form and confidence ahead of Sunday’s derby clash against Real Madrid.

Levante’s match against Athletic Bilbao was postponed shortly before it was due to kick off because of heavy rain and a waterlogged pitch in Valencia.

On Tuesday Real Madrid had pulled level with Barcelona after a 3-2 win at Elche, but the Catalans reestablished their three-point advantage with an avalanche of goals against Racing, 10th.

As well as Raphinha’s treble, Joao Cancelo, Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal also scored for the unstoppable Catalan giants, who have netted 33 goals in seven games across all competitions.

“For me the most important thing is that we are always focused, with every pass. It’s like conversation, a good conversation,” Barca coach Hansi Flick told DAZN.

Despite their superb start, Raphinha said he still wanted more from himself and his team-mates.

“It’s always important to think you need to improve in some way,” Raphinha told DAZN.

“So I’ll never tell you I’m at my best level, because... I always try to improve as much as I can, and give more to the team than I am given.”

With lightning flashing above Camp Nou Barca took the lead with a thunderbolt from Cancelo, before Raphinha won and converted a penalty for Barca’s second.