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#4: Equals Cristiano Ronaldo's record of most La Liga hat-tricks
Scoring in his sixth consecutive Liga game, Messi's hat-trick in Barcelona's 4-0 home win over Celta Vigo was a landmark one. It brought the Argentine magician level with Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 34 LaLiga hat-tricks.
Since scoring his first LaLiga hat-trick against Real Madrid in the 2006-07 season, Messi has since had three (or more) goal hauls agains 18 other LaLiga oppositions. The Barcelona captain has scored most of his Liga hat-tricks (3) against the quartet of Valencia, Osasuna, Espanyol, and Deportivo La Coruna.
#5: First player to score against 34 different opponents in the Champions League
In his 700th game for his club, Lionel Messi's goal in Barcelona's 2-1 home win over Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 5 of the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League made him the first player to score against 34 different opponent teams in the competition. In the process, Messi broke a tie shared with Raul and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi's 9 goals against Arsenal is the most he has scored against an opponent in the Champions League.
