#218Career GoalMemorable
“At 0–0 in a tight Champions League group tie against Viktoria Plzeň, Messi calmly sends the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot to break the deadlock, a routine-looking penalty that also nudges him closer to his 200th Barcelona goal and marks his 40th in the competition.”
Hat-trick
Year2011
UCL#40
2011/12'#21
Body PartLeft Foot
Shot TypePenalty
Technique—
2011#351
UCL · Group2011-11-02 · 03:45:00
0-4
Viktoria Plzeň
Barcelona
3G
Messi reaches 200 goals for Barcelona with a ruthless Champions League hat-trick against Viktoria Plzeň, dictating play for 90 minutes and underlining his transformation from prodigy to the club’s definitive scoring machine.
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Score
0-0→0-1
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