A hat-trick plus a fourth for good measure.
On Tuesday, Lionel Messi scored four goals as Barcelona hammered SD Eibar 6-1 at the Camp Nou. After opening the scoring by virtue of a penalty kick in the 20th minute, the Argentinian phenom drew blood three times in the second half to notch his 39th hat-trick for the Blaugrana in all competitions and his 28th for the Catalan club in La Liga.
Lionel Messi: 28th career La Liga hat trick
– 16th different opp.
– Back-to-back hat tricks at home in La Liga, 1st since 2014 pic.twitter.com/D9yBpN2KpS— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 19, 2017
Messi exited the pitch boasting nine goals in five La Liga games this season, putting the planet’s top footballer on pace for 68.4 league markers by the end of the campaign. His record tally was produced in 2011-12, when he unbelievably registered 50 goals in the top flight of Spanish football.
Lionel Messi is averaging 52.2 min. per goal in La Liga this season.
His career low for a season: 60.1 min. per goal in 2012-13. Scored 46. pic.twitter.com/Dvqay0Nzik
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 19, 2017
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