Cristiano Ronaldo may have the chance to catch up with Lionel Messi tomorrow, but for now, "La Pulga" has one more reason to brag about his goal scoring skills.
The Argentinean ace became the first player in UEFA Champions League history to score six hat-tricks in the competition, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's 5. Messi's goals today got his all-time total to 87, six short from the record owned by CR7.
His third goal of the evening also helped Messi reach another milestone.
ALL-TIME RECORD!
— MESSISTATS(@MessiStats) September 13, 2016
Most goals in the UCL group stage:
50 ― MESSI (53 games)
49 ― Cristiano (66)
34 ― Benzema (48)
33 ― Zlatan (68)
Here are some reactions by fans and experts.
Messi completes his hattrick after Suárez crosses. First player in UCL history (1993 onwards) to score six hattricks in the competition.
— Rafael Hernández (@RafaelH117) September 13, 2016
WHAT A PIC!! Messi vs 7 Celtic players, yet he scored. SIMPLY MESSIpic.twitter.com/4ZRn3OIUTG
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) September 13, 2016
Leo Messi: “I'm not interested in records. They are there, but that doesn't make you win titles.”
— Quotes on Messi (@MessiQuote) September 13, 2016
"This is how Messi's room looks like..."
La habitación de Messi..#HatTricks @QTJugues pic.twitter.com/lck87CDWIF
— Tio Faja (@Tiofaja_oficial) September 13, 2016
If you think anyone in the world is better than Messi you know nothing about football and just say other players to be different.
— Neil Clarke (@Neil_Clarke_LFC) September 13, 2016
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