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Messi Surpasses Ronaldo In Champions League Hat Tricks

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The Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has  broken the tie with Cristiano Ronaldo as his eighth Champions League treble made him the most prolific hat-trick scorer in the competition's history, earning him more high praise from Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde.

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The Argentina superstar had been level with Ronaldo, but lit up Camp Nou with an incredible performance in Tuesday's Group B encounter .

Barca had struggled for the opening half hour, but a vintage Messi free-kick broke the deadlock.

After a wonderful individual effort from Ousmane Dembele, Messi scored twice in the final 13 minutes, which also saw Samuel Umtiti sent off.

He now has 48 hat-tricks in his remarkable career, and has netted  Champions League goals than PSV, scoring 103 to their 102, leaving Valverde to lavish praise on the 31-year-old.

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