Lionel Messi salutes Diego Maradona as Barcelona trounce Osasuna - in pictures

Messi lifted his shirt to reveal a red and black replica kit of his hometown club Newell's Old Boys bearing the number 10 which Maradona wore during his brief spell at the Rosario side in 1993

Barcelona's Lionel Messi - wearing a Newell's Old Boys jersey in memory of late Argentinian legend Diego Maradona - celebrates after scoring during their 4-0 against Osasuna at Camp Nou on October 29. EPA

Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates after scoring their sides fourth goal while wearing a Newell's Old Boys shirt with the No 10 on the back in memory of Diego Maradona. Getty

Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their fourth goal. Reuters

Barcelona's Lionel Messi shoots during the match against Osasuna at the Camp Nou. AFP

Barcelona's midfielder Philippe Coutinho celebrates his goal with teammates at the Camp Nou. AFP

Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring their third goal with Antoine Griezmann. Reuters

Barcelona's Lionel Messi battles with Osasuna's Raul Navas. Reuters

Barcelona's midfielder Antoine Griezmann celebrates scoring his team's second goal. AFP

Barcelona's Antoine Griezmann after scoring against Osasuna. AFP

Barcelona's Marc-Andre ter Stegen makes a save. Reuters

Martin Braithwaite of Barcelona scores his sides first goal past Sergio Herrera. Getty

Barcelona's Philippe Coutinho scores on Sunday. Reuters

Lionel Messi paid a personal tribute to the late Diego Maradona after scoring on Sunday as Barcelona returned to winning ways in La Liga with a resounding 4-0 home win over Osasuna.

Messi adorned a brilliant team display with a thumping strike into the top corner in the second half, after Martin Braithwaite had broken the deadlock and Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho had scored either side of halftime.

The Argentine then lifted his shirt to reveal a red and black replica kit of his hometown club Newell's Old Boys bearing the No 10 which Maradona wore during his brief spell at the Rosario side in 1993.

"Maradona deserved an emotional tribute like that, we have lost a global idol," said Coutinho.

"Everyone in football admired him and we'll all miss him."

Griezmann added: "We didn't know what Messi had prepared in tribute to Maradona, it was a beautiful surprise."

The Catalans had paid homage before kick off to Maradona, who played for the club in an eventful yet disappointing spell from 1982 to 1984, hanging a framed signed shirt of his above the presidential box while the players held a minute's silence in front of an old Barca shirt bearing the No 10.

Barca defender Clement Lenglet limped off with an ankle problem, leaving his side with no fit first-team centre backs due to injuries to Samuel Umtiti, Ronald Araujo and Gerard Pique.

The win followed Barca's 1-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid last week and lifted them to seventh in the standings on 14 points after nine matches, nine behind leaders Real Sociedad and second-placed Atletico.