FC Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi was involved in all five goals in his side’s 5-0 thumping of Levante, closing on a record set by his longstanding rival Cristiano Ronaldo along the way.
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The Argentine scored three goals and set up the other two in Barca’s 5-0 win over Levante – the only team, who beat the Catalan giants in LaLiga last season.
Messi scored a superb hat-trick, his 43rd across all competitions for FC Barcelona.
In doing so, the 31-year-old is now just one hat-trick shy of his longstanding rival Ronaldo, who has scored 44 hat-trick during his time at Real Madrid. No other player has scored more trebles for a Spanish club.
Overall, Ronaldo has scored 51 hat-tricks for club and country, while Messi now sits on 49 trebles, despite having played 152 games less.
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Messi also took his tally for the calendar year to 50 strikes, reaching this milestone for an eighth time in his career.
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