FC Barcelona v PSV - UEFA Champions League Group B
#2 Most Hattricks in UEFA Champions League
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FC Barcelona v PSV - UEFA Champions League Group B
It was April 2010 when Barcelona welcomed Arsenal at Nou Camp, in the second leg of the Quarter Final of the Champions League. Bendtner gave Arsenal the lead in the 18th minute, which put the tie 3-2 in the favour of the Gunners and that was when the UEFA Champions League lay witness to a piece of history.
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Lionel Messi scored in the 21st minute to level the match and then netted again in the 37th minute to give Barcelona the lead. By the 42nd minute, the little maestro had completed his first UEFA Champions League hattrick and ended the match with 4 goals, scoring his 4th in the 88th minute.
By 2012, Messi had already scored 3 hattricks in the Champions League and by 2014, Messi had 5 UCL hattricks. The Argentinian could not add to his hattrick tally in 2015/16 season, but by the 2016/17 season, Messi had reached 7 hattricks, his 6th coming against Celtic and 7th against Manchester City.
The Argentinian had the highest hattricks in the UEFA Champions League until Ronaldo caught up to him last season, but on Tuesday night, Messi moved further higher up the steps, to a level above. With his 3 goal haul against PSV, the Barcelona Skipper now has the most Champions League Hattrick in the history of the tournament, yet again.
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