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Lionel Messi made yet more history on Saturday night by scoring his 35th La Liga hat-trick to break Cristiano Ronaldo’s record.
The Barcelona captain netted three times in a 5-2 win over Real Mallorca to move out on his own when it comes to hat-tricks scored in the Spanish top flight.
35 - @FCBarcelona's Lionel Messi has become the player with the most hat-tricks in @LaLigaEN history (35), surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo (34). Excellence. pic.twitter.com/WUFU9Ck241
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 7, 2019
Messi has now scored 53 hat-tricks in all competitions in his career:
Lionel. Messi.
— Goal (@goal) December 7, 2019
Hat-trick number 5️⃣3️⃣ in all competitions for the GOAT. pic.twitter.com/8v8NkpnGY5
His goals also mean he now has 12 for the season in La Liga and overtakes Karim Benzema at the top of the the Pichichi standings. It also caps another great week for the GOAT after he was awarded his sixth Ballon d’Or on Monday.