With FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi scoring a remarkable hat-trick in the Champions League on Tuesday night, his boss has claimed he has never been another player like him.
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The Argentine opened the scoring against PSV Eindhoven in the first half with a superbly-struck free-kick, before adding two goals late in the second half to complete his hat-trick.
After Barca's 4-0 win over the Dutch side, during which his team dominated for the most part, manager Ernesto Valverde heaped praise on his captain.
"It's a blessing to have Messi in your side and a problem for anyone that doesn't," he said, according to Sport.
"He makes the extraordinary look routine. We're seeing something unique, something that hasn't been seen in many years. As a player in LaLiga, I don't remember anyone like him.
"And it will be tough to find anyone else like him in the future."
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Messi has now scored 103 goals and assisted a further 32 strikes in 126 Champions League games for the Blaugrana.
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