Messi's a Man of Many Hats

Published on 26-Nov-2014 by srijan213

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Messi's a Man of Many Hats

Lionel Messi's latest twine-blaster broke Raúl’s goal-scoring record in Champions League competition.

Everyone knew it was only a matter of time, and there it was.

Messi was on par with the legend that is Blanco long enough, and he left no doubt in Tuesday's 4-0 smackdown of Apoel, that this was to be the historic moment. The Argentine rang up a hat trick against the overmatched Nicosian side:

This came in the wake of Messi recording a hat trick whilst Barcelona was dismantling Sevilla, 4-1, in La Liga action to become the Primera's the all-time scorer.

And if you've got a half-hour, here's the rest of them: