Watch: Messi caps crucial Argentina hat-trick with absurd chip
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Lionel. Messi.
With Argentina on the brink of missing the 2018 World Cup, the world's most mesmerising footballer took matters into his own hands.
The Barcelona megastar scored three goals to overturn a 1-0 deficit in Ecuador, and thrust the Albiceleste right back into one of CONMEBOL's automatic qualification spots for next summer's tournament.
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His third strike of the evening was the best of the bunch, as Messi burst to life with the ball at his feet, looked up and delicately clipped the ball over the Ecuadorian 'keeper.
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