Messi scores historic 8th Champions League hat-trick
Lionel Messi made history Tuesday by becoming the first player ever to score eight hat-tricks in the Champions League after lifting Barcelona to a 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven at the Camp Nou.
Another game ball for the collection. 😜 pic.twitter.com/mqtN8O1NQo
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 18, 2018
The Argentine opened the scoring with a superb free-kick before Ousmane Dembele's solo effort doubled Barcelona's lead.
Messi's second came by way of a curler after receiving Ivan Rakitic's perfect lob in the box.
He capped the night off by surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo for most Champions League hat-tricks with a right-footed strike in the 87th minute.
Hat-trick complete for Leo Messi! ✅ #ChampionsLeague pic.twitter.com/PIn7WDnMHF
— FútbolMatrix ⚽ (@FutboIMatrix) September 18, 2018
Barcelona's next Champions League test will be in north London when Tottenham, who lost their opener away to Inter, welcome Messi and Co. to Wembley Stadium.
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