Records and Achievement, these are the two synonyms to the name ‘Lionel Messi.‘ The Argentine became the all time top goal scorer in the UCL history by bagging a hat-trick in Barca‘s 4-0 win over APOEL Nicosia. Yes! He broke this record, but with the hat-trick, Messi achieved so many records that are unimaginable by so many football enthusiasts. Here, FlyBarca takes you through a ride on the 10 major records that was broken, created or extended by the glorious Argentine with the treble. ENJOY!

MESSI RECORDS WITH HATTRICK AGAINST APOEL

• Most Goals in Uefa Champions League History (74).
• Most goals in Uefa Champions League group stage games (43).
• First and only Player in the history of Uefa Champions League/European Cup to score 7+ goals in 7 seasons in a row. No other player have done it in 4 consecutive seasons.
• Also, Messi is the first and only player to score 5+ goals in 8 consecutive Uefa Champions League seasons.
• Most Hattricks in the Uefa Champions League History (5). No other player has up to 4.
• With the hattrick against APOEL, Messi scored in the 24th stadium and 23rd city in the UCL. Both Unmatched by any other player.
• Messi broke the records for Barca/La Liga/UCL all time top scorer with 3 hattricks, each for the three categories.
• He has now scored in the capital city of 12 countries.
• With a hattrick against Sevilla, Messi got two hattrick and broke two goal records from two legendary players that played for the two biggest Madrid teams in just 72 hours (3 days).
• Finally, all Messi’s three goals was scored with his right foot. His first ever right-footed hat-trick.

Wow! Some times i just wonder if God made Messi specially for football. And guess what! He is just 27. Whoa! Take a bow King Leo! TAKE A BOW!