Lionel Messi scored another hat trick tonight and broke yet another historic record. A full 3 days after becoming the all time leading La Liga goalscorer, he has overtaken Raul's record at the top of the all time Champions League goalscoring charts. It turns out that that isn't the only record he's broken tonight. Here are his goals, and some reaction to his astonishing feat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlv5HfDQAsg
Lionel Messi's game by numbers: 3 goals 85 passes completed 8 chances created 7 take-ons completed 1 record broken. pic.twitter.com/GdjYHWluKo
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) November 25, 2014
Correction! Another hat trick and record!!...... #Messi pic.twitter.com/eEzCoVBf3f
— Ian Taylor (@IanTaylor7) November 25, 2014
At age 27, Lionel Messi breaks another major record. It’s his second in a week pic.twitter.com/AEAvXuYnjS
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 25, 2014
3 - All three of Lionel Messi's goals tonight for Barcelona have been scored with his right foot. Banter.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 25, 2014
Is there a record Lionel Messi doesn't hold? Hat trick today is 5th in Champions League, 2 more than any player ever. pic.twitter.com/0Yovmj6e9W
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 25, 2014
ANOTHER RECORD! Messi becomes the player with most braces (2goals) in the #UCL surpassing #CR7 http://t.co/2iPzWVpBcT pic.twitter.com/ejxhqGxCky
— Benny Alcantara 🖐️👍 (@bennyrabbani_) November 25, 2014
WOW! Lionel Messi is set to break yet ANOTHER record tonight! #Messi #Stats #Wow pic.twitter.com/Dt3vvLuCBc
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) November 25, 2014
While Roy Nemer says what we are all thinking:
Pretty sure Messi has broken the record for the amount of records that are broken.
— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) November 25, 2014
Well has he? This from a few days ago sums what he has got the record for:
Is there a record Lionel Messi hasn't broken? Read more: http://t.co/o3o4WmADqn pic.twitter.com/Nxx3PKubuV
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) November 23, 2014
While this shows that there are more records that Messi is getting close to. (From before his scoring records of the last few days)
I think this sums it all up though:
Catalan commentator on TV3: "We should say thanks to our mothers for giving birth to us and giving us the opportunity to watch Messi play."
— Ben Hayward (@bghayward) November 25, 2014
On behalf of all of us at balls, congratulations to Leo Messi.
